SOLUTION: FAA 22: A square has diagonals of length 8 cm. Find the area. ___ square cm

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22: A square has diagonals of length 8 cm. Find the area. ___ square cm

Answer by rapaljer(4671)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x=side of square.
By Theorem of Pythagoras,




As good fortune would have it, also just happens to be the area of the square. Therefore, the area of the square is 32 square centimeters.

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