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. Explain and show your work

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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. Explain and show your work 


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anonymous · Answer

|dw:1432085000009:dw| I think this is what the diagram should look like

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

the diagonal of the square is also 48

anonymous · Answer

the length of the side is therefore $\frac{48}{\sqrt2}$