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determine the length of the diagonal of a square if its area is 256 units
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\n" ); document.write( "Area of a square = side^2
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\n" ); document.write( "s^2 = 256
\n" ); document.write( "s = sqrt(256) = 16
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\n" ); document.write( "diagonal = sqrt[16^2 + 16^2]
\n" ); document.write( "= sqrt(2*16^2]
\n" ); document.write( "= 4*sqrt(2) units
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