SOLUTION: Pythagorean Theorem The diagonals of a square bisect each other at right angles. What is the length of a side of a square if the diagonals are each 12 inches long?

Question 388290: Pythagorean Theorem
The diagonals of a square bisect each other at right angles. What is the length of a side of a square if the diagonals are each 12 inches long?
Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The diagonals of a square bisect each other at right angles. What is the length of a side of a square if the diagonals are each 12 inches long?
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Applying Pythagorean theorem:
Let x = length of one side of the square
then

inches
or, decimal approximation:
inches

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