document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=249789>Question 249789</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the diagonal of a square is 9 units long, how long is each side? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #181867 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mathhub><B>mathhub(11)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-06.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mathhub><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=181867\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The diagonal (d) of a square is given by\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d = sqrt(2a*a) \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "where a is the side of the square.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Squaring both sides we get\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d%2Ad+=+2%2Aa%2Aa ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d%2Ad+=+2%2Aa%2Aa\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "=> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9%2A9+=+2%2Aa%2Aa ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9%2A9+=+2%2Aa%2Aa\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "=> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=81+=+2%2Aa%2Aa ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"81+=+2%2Aa%2Aa\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "=> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=81%2F2+=+a%2Aa ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"81%2F2+=+a%2Aa\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "=> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=40.5+=+a%2Aa ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"40.5+=+a%2Aa\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "=> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a+=+sqrt%2840.5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a+=+sqrt%2840.5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "=> a = 6.3639\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore the side of the square is 6.3639 units. </SPAN>\n" );
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