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Basic geometry and measurement

Unit 13: Lesson 3

Pythagorean theorem application
Math
Basic geometry and measurement
Triangle side lengths
Pythagorean theorem application
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Pythagorean theorem word problems

CCSS.Math: 8.G.B.7
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Problem

Steve is turning half of his backyard into a chicken pen. His backyard is a 24 meter by 45 meter rectangle. He wants to put a chicken wire fence that stretches diagonally from one corner to the opposite corner.
How many meters of fencing will Steve need?
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 6
  • an exact decimal, like 0, point, 75
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3, slash, 5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7, slash, 4
  • a mixed number, like 1, space, 3, slash, 4
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