document.write( "Question 257382: find the diagonal of a square with perimeter 20 inches \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #189307 by drk(1908)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! IF the perimeter = 20, then a side = 5. \n" ); document.write( "using Pythagorean theorem, we get \n" ); document.write( " a^2 + b^2 = c^2 \n" ); document.write( "or \n" ); document.write( "5^2 + 5^2 + c^2 \n" ); document.write( "25 + 25 = c^2 \n" ); document.write( "50 = c^2 \n" ); document.write( "c = sqrt(50) = 5sqrt(2). \n" ); document.write( "This is the diagonal \n" ); document.write( " |