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About how many feet of fencing are needed to enclose rectangle garden with a 30-foot-long side and a 40-foot-long diagonal?

Guest Apr 13, 2012

CubeyThePenguin · Answer 1 · 2021-02-20T03:17:15

The length of the other side is $\sqrt{40^2- 30^2} \approx 26.457$ feet.

The perimeter is $2(26.457) + 2(30) = \boxed{112.915}$ feet.