SOLUTION: The length of the diagonal of a square is 20. What is the length of each side? Write your answer in simplest radical form if necessary.

Algebra.Com
Question 1174735: The length of the diagonal of a square is 20. What is the length of each side? Write your answer in simplest radical form if necessary.
Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Hi
The length of the diagonal of a square is 20
  s^2 + s^2 = 20^2      |Pythagorean Theorem
     2s^2 = 400
      s^2 = 200
       s =  10√2 units   (tossing out negative solution for length)

Wish You the Best in your Studies.

RELATED QUESTIONS

a square has side length of 95. what is the length of the diagonal of the square?... (answered by richard1234)
the area of a square is 144 square centimaters.find the length of the diagonal. write... (answered by macston)
The area of a square is 121square centimeters. Find the length of the diagonal. Write... (answered by ReadingBoosters)
A gardener wants to divide a square piece of lawn in half diagonally. What is the length... (answered by KMST)
5. A gardener wants to divide a square piece of lawn in half diagonally. What is the... (answered by nerdybill)
The perimeter of a square is 40 cm. what is the length of the diagonal in simplest... (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)
Identify the perimeter and area of a square with diagonal length 16 cm. Give your answer... (answered by TimothyLamb)
the perimeter of a square is 72. Express the length of a diagonal of the square in... (answered by stanbon)
The perimeter of a square is 56. Express the length of a diagonal of the square in... (answered by Fombitz)