SOLUTION: HELP ME PLEASE !!! got following question havent got a clue !! " The distance across the diagonal of a square field is 50m shorter than going around the perimeter. Set up the relav

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Question 339176: HELP ME PLEASE !!! got following question havent got a clue !! " The distance across the diagonal of a square field is 50m shorter than going around the perimeter. Set up the relavent quadratic equation and use it to find the length of the side of the field to the nearest metre.
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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If the length of the side = s, what is the diagonal?
What is the perimeter?