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What is the length of side s of the square shown below? 45° 6 30

A. 34
B. 6
C. 3
D. 6-2
E. 2
F. VE​

What is the length of side s of the square shown below? 45° 6 30 A. 34 B. 6 C. 3 D-example-1
User David Hull
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Answer:

The correct answer should be D.

Explanation:

User Shrikant Ballal
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Since each side of the square consists of two triangle legs, the side length is 2 * 3√2 = 6√2. The correct answer is D. 6√2.

The diagonal of the square divides it into two 45-45-90 triangles. Each triangle's leg measures half the diagonal, which is 3√2.

The length of side s of the square is 3√2.

The square is divided into two 45-45-90 triangles by the diagonal. The hypotenuse of each triangle is 6, so the legs of each triangle are 6/√2=3√2.

Therefore, the side length of the square is 2*3√2=6√2.

So the answer is D. 6√2.

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