SOLUTION: A square-shaped garden has a diagonal that measures 15 feet. What are the dimensions of the garden? We have to use the Pythagorean Theorem in order to solve this problem.

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Question 984868: A square-shaped garden has a diagonal that measures 15 feet. What are the dimensions of the garden? We have to use the Pythagorean Theorem in order to solve this problem.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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x, side length of the square;
The 15 feet diagonal is a hypotenuse;
x is the length of each leg of a right triangle.