document.write( "Question 38827: The area of a square is 36 cm squared. Find the length of a diagonal of the square. Express your answer in radical form. \n" ); document.write( "

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For a square, all the sides are equal of length. If the area is 36cm^2, the sides must be six centimeters each.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"c%5E2+=+a%5E2+%2B+b%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"c%5E2+=+6%5E2+%2B+6%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"c%5E2+=+36+%2B+36\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"c%5E2+=+72\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"c+=+sqrt%2872%29\"$ or $\"c+=+6sqrt%282%29\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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