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So, each square on the grid is 10 inches in length and width

To find the dimension of the diagonal lengths, treat them like a hypotenuse so we can use the Pythagorean theorem.

a^2 + b^2 = c ^2

a and b are our length and width and c is the hypotenuse.

Make each diagonal length part of a triangle. There will then be 4 triangles to work with.

Triangle 1 (Top left)

Triangle 2 (Bottom left)

Triangle 3 (Top Right)

Triangle 4 (Bottom Right)

A right triangle made with the top left diagonal dimension will have a vertical dimension of 30 (10+10+10) and a horizontal dimension of 40 (10+10+10+10)

To find c or the hypotenuse, plug these into the Pythagorean theorem.

30^2 + 40^2 = c ^2

c^2 = 900 + 1600 = 2500

c = sqrt(2500) = 50

You will see that triangles 2, 3, and 4 have the same vertical and horizontal dimensions giving them the same value.

Now combine the dimensions

diagonal = 50+50+50+50 = 200

horizontal = 90+90 = 180

diagonal + horizontal = 380

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