Basic Geometry : Quadrilaterals

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Example Questions

Example Question #312 : Squares

If the diagonal of a square is , what is the length of one side of the square?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The diagonal of a square is also a hypotenuse of a right triangle with the side lengths as legs of the triangle.

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Use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the length of the diagonal.

For the square given in the question,

Simplify.

Example Question #964 : Plane Geometry

If the diagonal of a square is , what is the length of one side of the square?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The diagonal of a square is also a hypotenuse of a right triangle with the side lengths as legs of the triangle.

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Use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the length of the diagonal.

For the square given in the question,

Simplify.

Example Question #42 : How To Find The Length Of The Side Of A Square

If the diagonal of a square is , what is the length of one side of the square?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The diagonal of a square is also a hypotenuse of a right triangle with the side lengths as legs of the triangle.

1

Use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the length of the diagonal.

For the square given in the question,

Multiply the top and bottom of the fraction by one in the form of 

Solve.

Simplify.

Example Question #311 : Squares

If the diagonal of a square is , what is the length of one side of the square?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The diagonal of a square is also a hypotenuse of a right triangle with the side lengths as legs of the triangle.

1

Use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the length of the diagonal.

For the square given in the question,

Multiply the top and bottom of the fraction by one in the form of 

Silve.

Simplify.

Example Question #316 : Squares

Given that the area of a square is , solve for  the lengths of the sides.

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the answer to this question, the formula for area is needed. 

Plugging in the numbers, we get:

This is also written as 

Take the sqare root of 16, and you get:

Example Question #51 : How To Find The Length Of The Side Of A Square

Find the side length of a square given the area is 144.

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve, simply use the formula for the area of a square to solve for side length. Thus,

Example Question #52 : How To Find The Length Of The Side Of A Square

 

Oscar recently built his first home, with a floor plan that is both a perfect square and has an area of . What is the length for the sides of Oscar's new home?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Since both sides of a square are of equal length, we can use this formula to determine the length of both sides.

 

Example Question #51 : How To Find The Length Of The Side Of A Square

A cube has a volume of . What is the length of one of the sides of one of its faces?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The volume of a cube is found by multiplying the width, height, and depth. Since all sides are equal, the formula would look like . Since we know the volume, we can take the cube root of that volume to get the individual side length.

What number cubed equals 512? 8 cubed gives 512.

Example Question #54 : How To Find The Length Of The Side Of A Square

The diagonal of a square is centimeters. What is the length of each side?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve, set up an equation using the Pythagorean Theorem:

divide both sides by 2

take the square root of both sides

Example Question #55 : How To Find The Length Of The Side Of A Square

The perimeter of a square is 56cm. What is the length of the sides?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The perimeter of a square is the sum of all the sides, or 4 times the length of one side.

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