SOLUTION: I am trying to knit a baby blanket on the diagonal. I need the sides of the blanket to be about 26-27 inches long. How long will be diagonal have to be. I know formula but can'

Question 428553: I am trying to knit a baby blanket on the diagonal. I need the sides of the blanket to be about 26-27 inches long. How long will be diagonal have to be.
I know formula but can't seem to get it to work in this case. Suggestions?
Answer by vleith(2983) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Use the Pythagorean theorem. Let the blanket be retangular or even a square. Choose one side to be a length between 26 and 27 inches. Choose the other sides to be a length also between 26 and 27 inches. You pick.
Then use this formula to find the diagonal

For example, if you chose both sides to be 26 inches, then the diagonal is
inches
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