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A rectangular pool is 6 meters wide and 8 meters long. If you swim diagonally across the pool, how many meters would you be swimming?

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If you swim diagonally across the rectangular pool, the distance you swim is 10 meters.

Given the following data:

  • Width of rectangle = 6 meters
  • Length of rectangle = 8 meters

To determine the distance you swim in meters, we would apply Pythagorean's theorem since the width is along the x-axis while the length is along the y-axis.

Note: The diagonal side of the rectangular pool represents the hypotenuse.

Mathematically, Pythagorean's theorem is given by the formula:

[tex]Hypotenuse^2 = Opposite^2 + Adjacent^2[/tex]

Substituting the given parameters into the formula, we have;

[tex]Hypotenuse^2 = 6^2 + 8^2\\\\Hypotenuse^2 = 36+64\\\\Hypotenuse^2 = 100\\\\Hypotenuse = \sqrt{100}[/tex]

Hypotenuse = 10 meters.

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