To find: the length of side of square.
Answer to Problem 16WE
Explanation of Solution
Given:
The square has a diagonal of length 12.
Draw a square with diagonal of length 12 and label it as
And let the side of the square be x.
Consider the right
Now,
So, by Pythagoras theorem,
Now, take square root of both sides,
The length of side of square is
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