SOLUTION: Find the length of a side of a square if the diagonal is 12 units long.

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Question 955840: Find the length of a side of a square if the diagonal is 12 units long.
Answer by macston(5194) About Me  (Show Source):
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a=length of side; d=diagonal
a%5E2%2Ba%5E2=d%5E2
2a%5E2=d%5E2
sqrt%282a%5E2%29=sqrt%28d%5E2%29
sqrt%282%29a=d
a=d%2Fsqrt%282%29
a=12units%2Fsqrt%282%29 ANSWER: Length of the sides is 12%2Fsqrt%282%29units.