A. 80 yards
b. 125 yards
1.
paul notices that the shape of this pond is somewhat like a triangle. he claims that he can approximate the
perimeter of the pond without doing any measurement of the actual pond or on the diagram. what is the main
assumption that he must make before he can find the length of segment ab?
2. based on your assumption in part 1, determine the approximate length across the pond from point a to point b.
3. will the length of segment ab be greater or less than the actual curved distance from a to b? explain your
answer using at least two sentences.
hint: use the pythagorean theorem a+b+= cp
round to the nearest tenth.