Question

In square WXYZ , PX=6 .

What is the square's perimeter?

242‾√ units

72 units

122‾√ units

36 units

(Square W X Y Z with diagonals W Y and Z X intersecting at P.)

Answer 1

24√2 units

Explanation:

The side of the square is the hypotenuse of the isosceles right triangle whose side length is PX. Hence the side length is 6√2. The sum of the 4 side lengths is the perimeter, so is ...

P = 4(6√2) = 24√2