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 diagonal from one corner to the opposite corner. How many meters of fencing will Steve need?

51m

Step-by-step explanation:

For this equation, you want to use pythagoras' theorem (or pythagorean theorem) to work out the hypotenuse (diagonal line)

The formula for this is a²+b²=c², where c is the hypotenuse.

We can sub in the 2 sides for a and b, turning the equation into 24²+45²=c².

Working out the squares gives 576+2025=c², which can be solved to c²=2601.

To get c, we must square root both sides, which results in c=51m.

**This question involves pythagoras' theorem, which you may wish to revise. I'm always happy to help!

the square root of what number? if you add that, then someone will probably answer the question.

126.66 m²

step-by-step explanation:

the pertinent area formula is a = πr², where r is the radius.

here, a = π(6.35 m)² = 40.32π, or approximately 126.66 m²