Question

Josh cut a square sheet of paper along a diagonal to make two

congruent triangles. The area of one triangle is 60.5 in."
Find the length of one side, s, of the square. Show your work.​

Answer 1

Length of one side is 11 inches

Explanation:

Area of 1 triangle = 60.5in²

2 tiangles = 2 × 60.5

= 121in²

2 triangles = 1 square

Area of square = x²

x² = 121

x = √121

= 11in