document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=352672>Question 352672</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the perimeter of a square that has diagonals 6 feet long. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "With this we can use the Pythagorus Formula to solve the sides. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let x be the sides of the square so our equation will be:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+x^2=6^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Rewritten as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x^2=36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide by 2 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2=18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sq rt both sides to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=sq rt 18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There we go. A side is sq rt 18 ft or approx 4.24 feet times 4 gives us a perimeter of 16.96 feet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Make sense?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "RJ  <BR>\n" );
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