document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=818603>Question 818603</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The diagonal of a square is 3 ft. long, what is its perimeter? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let each side of the square be \"x\"::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x^2 = 3^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 = (1/2)3^2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 3/sqrt(2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Perimeter = 4x = 4(3/sqrt(2)) = 12sqrt(2)/2 = 6sqrt(2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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