document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=334845>Question 334845</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if the square box is 20 feet from corner to corner what would be the dimensions of the square in sq yds </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #239937 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><B>solver91311(24713)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><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=solver91311><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=239937\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <font face=\"Garamond\" size=\"+2\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The diagonal of a square creates two isosceles right triangles with the diagonal of the square as the hypotenuse.  The three sides of an isosceles right triangle are in proportion:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 1:\frac{\sqrt2}{2}:\frac{\sqrt2}{2}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Verification of this claim is left as an exercise for the student. (Hint: use Pythagoras with an isosceles triangle with hypotenuse of 1 and sides of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\">)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, if the diagonal of the square is 20, then the hypotenuse of the triangle is 20 and the side of the triangle must be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large 10\sqrt{2}\">.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The area of a square is the measure of the side of the square squared.  So calculate:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \left(10\sqrt{2}\right)^2\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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