Question
"Which special version of the Pythagorean Theorem can you use to find the
length of any square's diagonal, d, using only the length of its side, s?"
I have no idea what this means, I saw a question like this in another question but didn't quite understand please help!
And please don't rat me out if you somehow find out who I am to my school-
They'll friggin kick me out-
Thanks!
length of any square's diagonal, d, using only the length of its side, s?"
I have no idea what this means, I saw a question like this in another question but didn't quite understand please help!
And please don't rat me out if you somehow find out who I am to my school-
They'll friggin kick me out-
Thanks!
Answers
R_scott
the square's diagonal is the hypotenuse of an isosceles right triangle
... the two perpendicular sides are the same length
s^2 + s^2 = h^2 ... 2 s^2 = h^2 ... sā2 = h
find the diagonal by multiplying the side by ā2
... the two perpendicular sides are the same length
s^2 + s^2 = h^2 ... 2 s^2 = h^2 ... sā2 = h
find the diagonal by multiplying the side by ā2