SOLUTION: There is a photo of a square that is cut into half from upper right hand corner to lower left hand corner. The hypotenuse of the triangle = 20" The question reads: Marty sawed

Question 1039168: There is a photo of a square that is cut into half from upper right hand corner to lower left hand corner. The hypotenuse of the triangle = 20"
The question reads: Marty sawed a square piece of wood in half down one of the diagonals.
What is the length of one side of the piece of wood? To the nearest tenth inch, the side of the square is ________ inches long.
Answer by jorel555(1290) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
n�+n�=20�=400
2n�=400
n�=200
n=10√2=14.14 inches long!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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