At summer camp, the swimming course runs the length (L) of a small lake. To determine the length of the course, the camp counsel
ors measure the two "dry" legs of a right triangle. What is the length in meters of the swimming course in the figure below?
1 answer:
Answer:
47.17 m
Explanation:
From the diagram of the question attached, The length of the legs are 25 m and 40 m . This legs form a right angle triangle with the length of the swimming course (L).
Pythagoras theorem states that for a right angle triangle with hypotenuse a and legs b and c, then:
a² = b² + c²
In the triangle, the length of the swimming course (L) is the hypotenuse and the two legs are 25 m and 40 m. Using Pythagoras:
L² = 25² + 40²
L² = 625 + 1600
L² = 2225
L = √2225
L = 47.17 m
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