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A square has diagonals of length 10 cm. Find the sides of the square

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  • 21-07-2020

Answer:

5[tex]\sqrt{2}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

The diagonal divides the square into 2 right triangles.

let s be the side of the square with the diagonal being the hypotenuse.

Applying Pythagoras' identity to one right triangle, gives

s² + s² = 10² , that is

2s² = 100 ( divide both sides by 2 )

s² = 50 ( take the square root of both sides )

s = [tex]\sqrt{50}[/tex] = [tex]\sqrt{25(2)}[/tex] = [tex]\sqrt{25}[/tex] × [tex]\sqrt{2}[/tex] = 5[tex]\sqrt{2}[/tex]

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