document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=303605>Question 303605</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a square has a diagonal of 12cm. calculate the length of the side of the square correct to 2 decimal places </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #217585 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=graphmatics><B>graphmatics(170)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=graphmatics><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=graphmatics><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=217585\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x be the common size of the length and width of the square then x^2+x^2 = 12^2. We must simply solve x^2 + x^2 = 12^2. So 2*x^2 =sqrt(12^2) = 12 = 2*6 = 2^6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 = 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = sqrt(6) = 2.44 </SPAN>\n" );
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