SOLUTION: The length of one side of a square is 13 feet. What is the length, to the nearest foot, of a diagonal of the square
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Question 734306: The length of one side of a square is 13 feet. What is the length, to the nearest foot, of a diagonal of the square Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The length of one side of a square is 13 feet. What is the length, to the nearest foot, of a diagonal of the square
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Apply Pythagorean theorem:
Let d = diagonal
then
d^2 = 13^2 + 13^2
d^2 = 169 + 169
d^2 = 338
d = 18.38
rounded to nearest foot
d = 18 feet
