SOLUTION: In Little League, if a home plate is made by from a square by cutting 12-inch diagonal cuts that remove isosceles triangles from the corners, what is the length of the original sid

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Question 984048: In Little League, if a home plate is made by from a square by cutting 12-inch diagonal cuts that remove isosceles triangles from the corners, what is the length of the original side of the square?
Answer by macston(5194) About Me  (Show Source):
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The triangles have legs:
%28diagonals%2Fsqrt%282%29%29=12in%2Fsqrt%282%29=8.5in
Since the diagonals meet in the middle of the square,
sides of the square:
%282%29%288.5in%29=17inches