document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=353565>Question 353565</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> squares plugs are often used to check the diameter of a hole. What must the length of the side of the plug be to test a hole with a diameter of 3.16cm? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "*Note: it is the length diagonally of the square peg used to test a hole that measures the diameter of the hole.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x be the length of each side of square plugs.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + x^2 = 3.16cm^2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x^2 = 3.16cm^2 = 9.986 cm^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 = 4.993<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 2.23cm </SPAN>\n" );
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