document.write( "Question 1171698: Can you please help me out with this sum, i'm a little confused on how to do it...thank you in advance :))\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+s%5E2+%2B+s%5E2+=+10%5E2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+2s%5E2+=+100+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+s%5E2+=+50+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+s+=+sqrt%2850%29+\"cm or about 7.07cm
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\n" ); document.write( "NOTE that the side length of a square is related to its diagonal length
\n" ); document.write( "by \"sqrt%282%29\" : diagonal_length = \"sqrt%282%29\"* side_length. Try
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