SOLUTION: The diagonal of a square is 12 inches long. Find the length of one of the legs.
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Question 412825: The diagonal of a square is 12 inches long. Find the length of one of the legs.
Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let s=one of the 2 legs.
2s^2=12
s^2=6
s=sqrt(6)"
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Ed
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