7. If the diagonals of a square measure 24 meters, what is the length of a side of the square?

Jansky asked Apr 11, 2023

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7. If the diagonals of a square measure 24

meters, what is the length of a side of the
square?

Jansky asked Apr 11, 2023

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Answer:

Explanation:

the diagonal is the hypotenuse of a 45-45-right triangle

the two legs are the same measure so the Pythagoreant theorem

2x²=24 divide by 2

x² = 12 square root

$x = √(12) \\ √(4x3) \\2√(3)$

MarwinXXII answered Apr 15, 2023

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