SOLUTION: a square has sides of length 7inches each.find the measure of a diagonal of the square

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Question 532116: a square has sides of length 7inches each.find the measure of a diagonal of the square
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Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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A diagonal of a square is times the measure of a side.

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Answer by oberobic(2304) About Me  (Show Source):
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The diagonal of a square is the hypotenuse of a right triangle.
The Pythagorean Theorem can be used to solve this problem.
c^2 = a^2 + b^2
c^2 = 7^2 + 7^2
c^2 = 98
c = sqrt(98)
c = 7*sqrt(2) = approximately 9.89949494