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document.write( "1. a diagonal of a square has length of 8. Find the length of a side.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #649482 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=649482\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The diagonal of a square is the hypotenuse of a 45-45-90 right triangle, one in which the ratio of the sides is 1:1:sqrt(2).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thus if the hypotenuse is 8, then the side is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8/sqrt(2) = 4*sqrt(2) or about 5.656 </SPAN>\n" );
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