How much shorter is to walk diagonally across a rectangular field 240m long and 70m wide than along the two adjacent sides.
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How much shorter is to walk diagonally across a rectangular field 240m long and 70m wide than along the two adjacent sides.
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So, we should calculate the distance and displacement.
Distance = 240+70 = 310 m
Displacement (by Pythagoras theorem)
= root over sum of 240 sq and 70 sq
= root of 62500
= 250 m
Difference = 310-250
= 60 m