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OpenStudy (anonymous):

A square has a side length of 20cm. If a diagonal is drawn, what is the length of the diagonal? Give the exact value (radical form), not an approximation. Use special triangles.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

uhm, elaborate please?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

A square is simply a combination of two 45-45-90 triangles with legs 20

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Pythagorean theorem comes to your rescue.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Thus the digaonal is in effect the hypothenuse of either triangle

OpenStudy (anonymous):

As foolish for math said, we simply apply the pyhthagorean theorme

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Baha, I understand now thank you very much.

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