The diagonal of a square is not perpendicular to its side. The diagonal of a square will separate the square into two triangles. The diagonal goes from one corner to the opposite corner. Because it is a square, the diagonal and a side of the square will always form a 45-degree angle.
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Not always, the diagonal can be figured out using the Pythagorean Theorem (a²+b²=c²). Where the diagonal is the hypotenuse (c). By rearranging the Pythagorean Theorem, you can see that the diagonal of a square is always 1.4 times the side of the square.
The diagonals of a square are congruent, bisect each other, perpendicular, and either diagonal's length is sqrt(2) times any side length.
To find the area of a square with a diagonal of 14, we first need to determine the length of one side of the square. Using the Pythagorean theorem, we can calculate that the side length is 7√2. Then, we can find the area of the square by squaring the side length, which gives us 98 square units.
Using Pythagoras: diagonal² = side² + side² = 2 × side² → side² = diagonal² ÷ 2 area = side² = diagonal² ÷ 2 → diagonal² = 2 × area → diagonal = √(2 × area) = √(2 × 36) = 6√2 ≈ 8.49
18 ft Diagonal of a square is the square root of 2, times the side.