Question

The length of the one side of a square is 24 cm. Find the length of the diagonal.
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Answer 1

Using the Pythagorean Theorem:
diagonal^2 = side^2 + side^2
diagonal^2 = 24^2 + 24^2
diagonal^2 = 576 + 576
diagonal^2 = 1,152
diagonal = 33.94