document.write( "Question 734306: The length of one side of a square is 13 feet. What is the length, to the nearest foot, of a diagonal of the square \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #448837 by nerdybill(7384)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! The length of one side of a square is 13 feet. What is the length, to the nearest foot, of a diagonal of the square \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "Apply Pythagorean theorem: \n" ); document.write( "Let d = diagonal \n" ); document.write( "then \n" ); document.write( "d^2 = 13^2 + 13^2 \n" ); document.write( "d^2 = 169 + 169 \n" ); document.write( "d^2 = 338 \n" ); document.write( "d = 18.38 \n" ); document.write( "rounded to nearest foot \n" ); document.write( "d = 18 feet \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |