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What is the length, in feet, of the diagonal of a square with 8-foot sides? Round to the nearest tenth.

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Answer:

11 feet

Explanation:

Length of diagonal of square of side a = √2a

Here value of a = 8 feet

Therefore length of diagonal d = √2×8 = 1.414×8 = 11.312 feet

So after rounding to the nearest tenth the length of diagonal becomes 11 feet

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