Quilt squares are cut on the diagonal to form triangular quilt pieces. The hypotenuse of the resulting triangles is 8 inches long. What is the side length of each piece?

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geliraymundo · Answer

The diagonal of a square is equal to $$side \sqrt{2}$$

So, $$8=side \sqrt{2}$$
so side would be $$\frac{ 8 }{\sqrt{2}  }$$

simplifying it by multiplying both the numerator and denominator with $$\sqrt{2}$$ 
Making it $$4\sqrt{2}$$

coexist2 · Answer

thank you for the help.