Question

A square blanket has a diagonal stripe. The diagonal stripe is 66 inches long. How long is each side of the square blanket?

Answer 1

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Answer:

33√2 in ≈ 46.7 inches

Explanation:

The diagonal of a square is √2 times the side length, so for side length s we have ...

s√2 = 66 in

s = (66 in)/√2

x = 33√2 in ≈ 46.7 in . . . . length of each side of the blanket