document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=309658>Question 309658</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need to find the exact answer and simplify it using the rules for radicals.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Diagonal of a patio. Find the length of the diagonal of a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "square patio with an area of 40 square meters.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Basic facts:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1. Area of a square = side2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2. Diagonal of a square = &#8730;2*side2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #221460 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><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=221460\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x^2=40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=sqrt40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=6.325 ans. for the length of the sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s^2+s^2=d^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2s^2=d^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2*6.325^2=d^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2*40=d^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "80=d^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d=sqrt80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d=8.945 ans. for the diagonal of the square. </SPAN>\n" );
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