SOLUTION: What is the perimeter of a square whose diagonal measures 12 inches?

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Question 198729: What is the perimeter of a square whose diagonal measures 12 inches?
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The diagonal of a square is the hypotenuse of an isosceles right triangle. So,







Which gives you one side. Since it is a square, multiply by 4 to get the perimeter.


John