Given the following exponential function, identify whether the change represents growth or decay, and determine the percentage rate of increase or decrease.

Y= 30(1.003)^x

Arectangular lawn is 65 m long and 34 m wide. over time, people have walked along a diagonal as a shortcut and have created a straight path. what is the length of the path, to the nearest tenth of a meter? enter your answer as a deicmal in the box. m