SOLUTION: A city block is a square with each side measuring 96 yards. Find the length of the diagonal of the city block.

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Question 661083: A city block is a square with each side measuring 96 yards. Find the length of the diagonal of the city block.
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Apply Pythagorean Theorem to the square cut into two triangles with a mutual hypotenuse, which is being questioned.
96^2 + 96^2 = c^2
2(96^2) = c^2
c = 96sqr(2)