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Find the length of the diag
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Find the length of the diagonal of a square patio with an area of 40 square meters. Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Find the length of the diagonal of a square patio with an area of 40 square meters.
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Two steps...
First, find the length of one side of the square.
Let x = length of side of square
then
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Second, find diagonal using Pythagorean theorem:
Let d = diagonal
then
