document.write( "Question 68603: If you have a square that is 6 ft on each side and you want to make a triangle with the same sq. footage, how would you and what would be the length of each side. ( length of diagonal line) \n" ); document.write( "
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area of the square = 6ft * 6ft = 36ft^2
\n" ); document.write( "since you want the area of the triangle the same as the square then:
\n" ); document.write( "Triangle area = (b*h)/2
\n" ); document.write( " 36ft^2 = (6ft* h)/2
\n" ); document.write( " 36ft^2 = 3ft*h
\n" ); document.write( " (36ft^2)/3 = h
\n" ); document.write( " h = 12ft
\n" ); document.write( " so the two sides of the traingle are : 6ft and 12ft.
\n" ); document.write( "in order to find the diagonal use the formula a^2 + b^2 = c^2
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "6ft^2 + 12ft^2 = c^2
\n" ); document.write( "36ft^2 + 144ft^2 = c^2
\n" ); document.write( "180ft^2 = c^2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "c = squar root of 180ft^2
\n" ); document.write( "c = 13.42ft\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "therefore the diagonal should 13.42ft\r
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