SOLUTION: The diagonal of a square garden has a length of 10 m find the width of the garden

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Question 1074968: The diagonal of a square garden has a length of 10 m find the width of the garden
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A square divided by a diagonal forms two isosceles right angles (isosceles triangle have two sides of the same length). These triangles have unique properties. Example, the diagonal = side x sqrt2. Now to solve for side:
Side = diagonal/sqrt2
Side = 10/sqrt2
side = 7.07
NOTE: this is a SQUARE garden, the width and the length are the same