SOLUTION: The diagonal of a square is 8 in. Find the area and the perimeter.

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Question 779000: The diagonal of a square is 8 in. Find the area and the perimeter.

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The diagonal of a square is 8 in. Find the area and the perimeter.
:
Find the dimensions first
2s^2 = 8^2
s^2 = 64/2
s^2 = 32 sq/in is the area
one side
s =
simplify
s =
then
s = 4*() = ~ 22.627 inches is the perimeter

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