document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1164781>Question 1164781</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A six by eight grid is constructed with 48 small squares in a rectangle with a line diagonal from the top left to bottom right. The corners are marked A (top left), B (bottom left), C (bottom right) and D (top right). If the diagonal of one of the small squares is 6 Cm, what is the length of diagonal AC?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The other tutor didn't read the given information correctly.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The 6cm is the length of the diagonal of each small square -- not the side length.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the side length of each square is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6%2Fsqrt%282%29=3%2Asqrt%282%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6%2Fsqrt%282%29=3%2Asqrt%282%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > cm.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then the diagonal AC is the hypotenuse of a right triangle with legs <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=18%2Asqrt%282%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"18%2Asqrt%282%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > cm and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=24%2Asqrt%282%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"24%2Asqrt%282%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > cm.<br><BR>\n" );
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