document.write( "Question 800293: What is the perimeter and area of a square if the diagonal is 16 meters \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #483293 by harpazo(655)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! A = side^2\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Perimeter = 4s\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "s^2 + s^2 = 16\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2s^2 = 16\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "s^2 = 16/2\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "s^2 = 8\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Take square root of both sides.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "s = sqrt(8)\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I found the value of one side of the square.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Use the formulas given above for Area and Perimeter to find your answers.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |