SOLUTION: The length of a diagonal of a square is 4√2 centimeters. What is the area of the square? (1) 32 square centimeters (2) 16 square centimeters (3) 8 centimeters (4) 64 s

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Question 293162: The length of a diagonal of a square is 4√2 centimeters. What is the area of the square?
(1) 32 square centimeters (2) 16 square centimeters (3) 8 centimeters (4) 64 square centimeters
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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2s^2=(4sqrt(2))^2
2s^2=32
s^2=16
area of the square is
(2) 16 square centimeters