SOLUTION: the length of each side of a square is 25 feet. Find the length of a diagonal of the square to the nearest tenth. a.28.7 b.30.2....c.33.6.....d35.4

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Question 451118: the length of each side of a square is 25 feet. Find the length of a diagonal of the square to the nearest tenth.
a.28.7 b.30.2....c.33.6.....d35.4
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Hi

the length of each side of a square is 25 feet. 

Find the length of a diagonal of the square to the nearest tenth. 

 using the Pythagorean Theorem

 sqrt%2825%5E2+%2B+25%5E2%29+=+d+=+35.3553

   d = 35.4 ft (rounded to the nearest 10th)