SOLUTION: Jorge has a square piece of origami paper with sides that are 12 centimeters in length. What is the approximate length, in millimeters, of the diagonal of the square?

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Question 1079421: Jorge has a square piece of origami paper with sides that are 12 centimeters in length. What is the approximate length, in millimeters, of the diagonal of the square?

Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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The diagonal is +12%2Asqrt%282%29+ cm
Convert cm to mm
[ mm ] = [ cm ]x[ 10 mm/cm ]
The diagonal is
+12%2Asqrt%282%29%2A10+=+120%2A1.4142+
+120%2Asqrt%282%29+=+169.71+ mm
check the math