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A circular table has a diameter of 48 inches. A carpenter is making it into a square table. To the nearest tenth of an inch what is the greatest possible side length of the square table.

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HELP PLEASE

A circular table has a diameter of 48 inches. A carpenter is making it into a square table. To the nearest tenth of an inch what is the greatest possible side length of the square table.

Can someone please walk me through this? Will medal!

anonymous · Answer

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$$h ^{2} = a ^{2} + a ^{2} $$
$$h ^{2}= 2 a ^{2}$$
$$a = \sqrt{\frac{ h ^{2} }{ 2 }}$$