Margaret’s last two remaining
chess pieces are located at the centers of
the squares at opposite corners of the
board. If the chessboard is a square with
8-inch sides, about how far apart are the
pieces? Round your answer to the
nearest tenth.
PLEASE EXPLAIN?

Question

Margaret’s last two remaining
chess pieces are located at the centers of
the squares at opposite corners of the
board. If the chessboard is a square with
8-inch sides, about how far apart are the
pieces? Round your answer to the
nearest tenth.
PLEASE EXPLAIN?

anonymous · Answer

You're looking for the length of the diagonal. It should be 8 sq.rt. 2, according to the 45-45-90 rule: x, x, x rt 2. Both sides represent x, which is 8.
So your
 answer would be: 11.3 in

That's how I'd do it, anyway.