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Question 741978: Please help me with this problem : Ginger made a small square table for her workshop with a diagonal that measures 55 inches. What are the measures of the sides ? ...... Thanks Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Ginger made a small square table for her workshop with a diagonal that measures 55 inches.
What are the measures of the sides ?
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Let x = the sides of the square
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The diagonal is the hypotenuse of the square
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Using pythag: a^2 + b^2 = c^2
where
a and b both = x, because it is a square
c = 55
so we have
x^2 + x^2 = 55^2
2x^2 = 3025
x^2 = 3025/2
x^2 = 1512.5
x =
x = 38.9 inches is the side of the square
