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Find the length of a diagonal of a 6 inch square.

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Answer:

Explanation:

If square is split into two from diagonal then it forms two right angled triangles which are congruent.

Therefore we can use Pythagoras theorem as we know side

d^2=6^2+6^2

d=√72

d=6√2

d=8.485 inches

Method 2:

Using formula

d=s√2

d=6√2

d=8.485 inches

You can find length of diagonal of any square if you know the length of side using formula.

d=s√2

Where s is length of side

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