Question

The area of a square field is 0.5 hectare. The length of its diagonal is ______.

Options

• 150 m

• `100sqrt(2)` m

• 100 m

• `50sqrt(2)` m

Answer 1

The area of a square field is 0.5 hectare. The length of its diagonal is 100 m.

Explanation:

Area = (0.5 × 10000) m² = 5000 m².

`1/2 xx d^2 = 5000  m^2`

⇒ d² = 10000 m² = (100)² m²

⇒ d = 100 m