SOLUTION: determine the length of the diagonal of a square if its area is 256 units

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Question 476860: determine the length of the diagonal of a square if its area is 256 units
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
determine the length of the diagonal of a square if its area is 256 units
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Area of a square = side^2
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s^2 = 256
s = sqrt(256) = 16
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diagonal = sqrt[16^2 + 16^2]
= sqrt(2*16^2]
= 4*sqrt(2) units
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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