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If the blueprint is drawn on the coordinate plane with vertices (1, 5) and (11, 15) for the corners labeled with red stars, would that be an accurate representation of the length of the diagonal of the square C? Show your work and explain your reasoning. (4 points—2 points for finding the length of the diagonal; 2 points for explanation)
1 square unit = 25 feet the area of the square is 2500.

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To find the length of the diagonal of square C, we can use the Pythagorean theorem which states that in a right triangle, the square of the hypotenuse (the longest side) is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides. Since square C has equal sides, we only need to find the length of one side and then multiply it by the square root of 2 to get the length of the diagonal.

Using the coordinates given, we can find the length of one side by subtracting the x-coordinate of one vertex from the x-coordinate of the other vertex (11 - 1 = 10). We then multiply this by the conversion factor given in the problem (1 square unit = 25 feet) to get the length in feet (10 * 25 = 250). Finally, we multiply this by the square root of 2 to get the length of the diagonal (250 * sqrt(2) ≈ 353.55 feet).

Therefore, if square C has an area of 2500 square units and each unit is equal to 25 feet, then a square with a diagonal length of approximately 353.55 feet would be an accurate representation of square C.

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