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31-12-2016
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quilt squares are cut on the diagonal to form triangular quilt pieces. the hypotenuse of the resulting triangles is 20 inches long. What is the side length of each piece?

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bitvegas1121 bitvegas1121

31-12-2016

20/sqrt2 = 14.14
each side is 14.14 inches

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apologiabiology apologiabiology

31-12-2016

a²+b²=c²
a and b are legs
c=hyptonuse

in a square, the legs/sides are same legnth
a=b

2a²=c²
given
hypotonuse=20=c
2a²=20²
2a²=400
divide both sides by 2
a²=200
sqrt both sides
a=10√2

the legnth of one side is 10√2 in or aprox 14.14 in

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