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# If a square mirror has a 30-inch diagonal, what is the area of the mir

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If a square mirror has a 30-inch diagonal, what is the area of the mirror, in inches?

A. 225
B. 450
C. 600
D. 750
E. 900

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17 Feb 2016, 04:10
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If a square mirror has a 30-inch diagonal, what is the area of the mirror, in inches?

A. 225
B. 450
C. 600
D. 750
E. 900

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Let's name square sides of s, using pythagoras 30^2=s^2+s^2, this ends to s=\sqrt{450}, which is \sqrt{2*3^2*5^2}, hence square sides are 15\sqrt{2}, 15\sqrt{2}*15\sqrt{2}=450, hence, i think the correct answer is B.
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If a square mirror has a 30-inch diagonal, what is the area of the mirror, in inches?

A. 225
B. 450
C. 600
D. 750
E. 900

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Diagonal of a mirror = $$\sqrt{2}$$*side
Therefore
$$\sqrt{2}$$*side = 30
Side = 30/$$\sqrt{2}$$

Area = 30/$$\sqrt{2}$$ * 30/$$\sqrt{2}$$ = 900/2 = 450
Option B
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09 Apr 2016, 14:35
(30/sqrt 2)^2 = 450
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10 Jun 2016, 14:15
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If a square mirror has a 30-inch diagonal, what is the area of the mirror, in inches?

A. 225

B. 450

C. 600

D. 750

E. 900

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14 Jun 2016, 00:18
Bunuel wrote:
If a square mirror has a 30-inch diagonal, what is the area of the mirror, in inches?

A. 225
B. 450
C. 600
D. 750
E. 900

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If a square has a side a, then the length of the diagonal is $$a* \sqrt{2}$$

Area of square would be $$a^2$$

$$a\sqrt{2}$$ = 30;

squaring both sides
2$$a^2$$ = 30*30 = 900
$$a^2$$ = 450 --> This is the area.

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06 Nov 2017, 12:23
Bunuel wrote:
If a square mirror has a 30-inch diagonal, what is the area of the mirror, in inches?

A. 225
B. 450
C. 600
D. 750
E. 900

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Given a square's diagonal, we need side lengths to calculate area.

The relationship between a square's side, s, and its diagonal, d,* is given by

$$s\sqrt{2} = d$$
$$s = \frac{d}{\sqrt{2}}$$

The side of square (d = 30), therefore, is $$\frac{30}{\sqrt{2}}$$.

Leave it; no need to rationalize the denominator because it needs to be squared. Square the side length to find area:

$$(\frac{30}{\sqrt{2}}$$ * $$\frac{30}{\sqrt{2}})$$ = $$\frac{30*30}{2}$$ = $$\frac{900}{2}=450$$

*Although $$d = s\sqrt{2}$$ probably should be in memory, it is easily derived. Two sides, $$s$$, of a square, form a right isosceles triangle. Pythagorean theorem hence yields:
$$s^2 + s^2 = d^2$$
$$2s^2 = d^2$$
$$(\sqrt{2})(\sqrt{s^2})=\sqrt{d^2}$$
$$(\sqrt{2})s = d$$, or $$s\sqrt{2}= d$$

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08 Nov 2017, 17:30
Bunuel wrote:
If a square mirror has a 30-inch diagonal, what is the area of the mirror, in inches?

A. 225
B. 450
C. 600
D. 750
E. 900

Since the diagonal of a square is 30:

diagonal = side√2

30 = side√2

Squaring the entire equation, we have:

30^2 = side^2 x 2

900/2 = side^2

450 = side^2 = area

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09 Nov 2017, 09:09
Area = (diag 1)* (diag 2)/2

so, Area of the mirror = 30*30/2= 450 sq inch
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12 Jul 2018, 01:48
s²+s² = 30²

2s² = 900

s² = 450 = the answer
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