document.write( "Question 532116: a square has sides of length 7inches each.find the measure of a diagonal of the square \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #350675 by oberobic(2304) ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! The diagonal of a square is the hypotenuse of a right triangle. \n" ); document.write( "The Pythagorean Theorem can be used to solve this problem. \n" ); document.write( "c^2 = a^2 + b^2 \n" ); document.write( "c^2 = 7^2 + 7^2 \n" ); document.write( "c^2 = 98 \n" ); document.write( "c = sqrt(98) \n" ); document.write( "c = 7*sqrt(2) = approximately 9.89949494 \n" ); document.write( " |