@ganeshie8 Please help me work out this problem step-by-step. I am confused. A gardener wants to divide a square piece of lawn in half diagonally. What is the length of the diagonal if the square is 8 ft?

A. 4
B. 2[sqrt]8
C. 8[sqrt]2
D. 16[sqrt]8

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@ganeshie8 Please help me work out this problem step-by-step. I am confused. A gardener wants to divide a square piece of lawn in half diagonally. What is the length of the diagonal if the square is 8 ft?

A.  4
B.  2[sqrt]8
C.  8[sqrt]2
D. 16[sqrt]8

anonymous · Answer

Is the length 16 if the diagonal is 8?

anonymous · Answer

I think it is 8[sqrt]2.

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

Note: it must be in simplest radical form.

anonymous · Answer

No the diagnol of a square or rectangle isnt quite as big as the 2 sides is splitting

anonymous · Answer

Area is 64. Is the diagonal 32?

anonymous · Answer

No thats not how it works here let me show you

anonymous · Answer

can someone answer my question?

anonymous · Answer

Sow you have 2 triangles the right angles sides both are 8 feet so what must the third "leg" be in length?

anonymous · Answer

I have given you the bases of your problem so try and solve it

anonymous · Answer

A^2+B^2=C^2

anonymous · Answer

8^2+8^2=64

anonymous · Answer

64^2=4096

anonymous · Answer

No your not finding the area you are finding the perimeter of a triangle

anonymous · Answer

P=32

anonymous · Answer

32-16=?

anonymous · Answer

16.

anonymous · Answer

Is that right?

anonymous · Answer

That is not one of my answer choices, no.

anonymous · Answer

I dont think the var is 16 in length of the right angle triangle now i gave you the parts and i gtg. So just use what i gave you i gave you all  i could to help without cheating

anonymous · Answer

Fan me if you want me later

anonymous · Answer

Okay, I'm just going to make an educated guess. I don't understand.

anonymous · Answer

I will ask my teacher.