'A' squared plus 'B' squared equals 'C' squared. If 'A' and 'B' are the legs of the right angle comprising the sides of the box, 30 inches squared (900) plus 30 inches squared (900) equals 1800. The square root of 1800 is 42.426408711929.
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The square of the diagonal is (652+692)=8986 The diagonal is then the square root of 8986=94.79...
The diagonal measurement of an 8 ft square is: 11.31 feet.
The diagonal of a square 2.0 meters on a side is: 2.828 meters.
Since a square has right angles, you can use the Pythagorean Theorem to calculate the diagonal. Specifically, the diagonal of a square is equal to the length of a side, multiplied by the square root of 2.
Divide the length of the diagonal of a square by 1.4142 (which is the square root of 2) to find the length of a side. Similarly, to find the length of the diagonal of a square, multiply the length of a side by 1.4142.