document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=440712>Question 440712</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this equation:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A fence around a square garden has a perimeter of 20 feet. Find the length of the diagonal of the garden to the nearest foot. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #304356 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Euler><B>Euler(11)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-06.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Euler><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=304356\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Okay so 20 feet perimeter means that each side is 5 feet long. To find the diagonal, take two sides and apply the Pythagoras Theorem. So, <BR>\n" );
document.write( " 5^2+5^2=diagonal^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 25+25=diagonal^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 50   =diagonal^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Taking square root on both sides, we get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 7.071=diagonal\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since you want the answer to the nearest foot, you get 7 feet.  :) </SPAN>\n" );
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