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put this solution on YOUR website!If the rectangle is a square, than all of the sides (x) are equal. Since the triangles formed are right triangles and the hypotenuse is the diagonal, use the Pythagorean Theorem to solve:
a^2+b^2=c^2
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a=one side=x
b=another side=x
c=the hypotenuse=3
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Plug-in the values and solve for the x-term
x^2+x^2=3^2
2x^2=9
2x^2/2=9/2
x^2=9/2
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x=
x=
[rationalize the denominator]
x=
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check by plugging all of the values back into:
a^2+b^2=c^2
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=3^2
