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A diagonal in a shape is a straight line from one vertex to another vertex (corner).

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What is a diagonal shape?

Only a line can be diagonal, not a shape


What shape is a diagonal give some picture?

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What is the diagonal of 11 square inches?

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What shape had one diagonal longer than the other?

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What shape do you get when A square piece of paper and folds it along a diagonal?

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