document.write( "Question 1010143: To the nearest tenth of an inch, find the length of a diagonal of a square whose side length is 8 inches. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #625614 by addingup(3677)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Pythagoras: \n" ); document.write( "a^2+b^2= c^2 \n" ); document.write( "8^2+8^2= hypotenuse^2 \n" ); document.write( "64+64= h^2 \n" ); document.write( "128= h^2 take the square root of both sides \n" ); document.write( "h= 11.3 is the hypotenuse, which is the diagonal in your square \n" ); document.write( " |