SOLUTION: Find the diagonal of a square whose side is 8.5cm

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Question 856498: Find the diagonal of a square whose side is 8.5cm
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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The sides are legs of a right triangle, the diagonal the hypotenuse.
S%5E2%2BS%5E2=D%5E2
2S%5E2=D%5E2
D=sqrt%282%29S
D=8.5sqrt%282%29