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The diagonal of a square is 50cm long. how long are the sides of the square?
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The diagonal of a square is 50cm long. how long are the sides of the square?

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The diagonal is the hypotenuese of a Right Triangle, so use the Pythagorean Theorom
a^2 + b^2 = c^2

Since it is a square a = b
so a^2 + a^2 = 50^2
2a^2 = 2500
a^2 =1250
a = 35.355 cm = lenght of a side
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