A square is cut on the diagonal to form 2 right triangles. The hypotenuse of the resulting triangles is 20 inches long. What is the length of each of the sides?(1 point)
Responses
14.14
14.14
10
10
4.47
4.47
28.28
Let x be the length of each side of the square.
Using the Pythagorean Theorem, we have:
(x^2) + (x^2) = 20^2
2(x^2) = 400
x^2 = 200
x = √200
x ≈ 14.14
The length of each side of the square is approximately 14.14 inches.