The length of the diagonal of a square is 14. What is the length of each side?

PTN asked Nov 3, 2023

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PTN asked Nov 3, 2023

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Answer:

x=
√(7)

Explanation:

use the pythagorean theorem

since the two sides are the same you

$2x^(2) =14\\x^(2) =7\\x=√(7)$

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