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at the beginning of a performance, two synchronized swimmers start at opposite cornners of a rectangular pool that is 50 meters long and 25 meters wide. They swim toward each other along a diagonal and meet hafeway. To the nearest tenth of a meter, how far from their starting points do the swimmers meet?

 Apr 25, 2017
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Length of the diagonal  =  

 

√ [ 50^2 + 25^2 ]  =  √  [ 2500 + 625]   =  √3125   ≈  55.9  m

 

And half of this ≈  27.95m  =   28 m

 

 

cool cool cool

 Apr 25, 2017

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