Farmer Joe has a rectangular pasture that is fenced in for his cattle. He bought some horses and wants to cut the pasture in half diagonally from corner to corner. How many yards of fencing does he need?
By drawing in the diagonal a right triangle is formed with legs of 150 and 200, using the Pythagorean theorem the diagonal is found to be 250 yards long. So 250 yards of fencing is needed.
