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The area of a square garden is 50m^2. How long is the diagonal?

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Answer:

Adjacent length = √(50) m

Pythagorean theorem:

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

a = √(50) m

b = √(50) m

c^2 = √(50)^2 + √(50)^2

c^2 = 50 + 50

c^2 = 100

c = 10 m

Diagonal = 10 m

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