Question

the diagonal of a square is 10 inches long. what is the length, in inches, of each side of the square? write the answer in simplified radical form.

Answer 1

if length of the diagonal is 10 inch then the side will be 5
`√(2)` ,

we came to this conclusion by using Pythagoras theorem.

in a square the diagonal intersect each other at right angle so we can apply Pythagoras theorem.