A student solved the equation x2=123 to find the length of the diagonal of a square in inches. What is the measurement of x, the length of the diagonal of the square, rounded to the nearest tenth?
Q. A student solved the equation x2=123 to find the length of the diagonal of a square in inches. What is the measurement of x, the length of the diagonal of the square, rounded to the nearest tenth?
Take Square Root: To find the length of the diagonal of the square, we need to take the square root of both sides of the equation x2=123.Calculation: x=123
Calculate Square Root: Using a calculator to find the square root of 123.Calculation: x≈123≈11.0905365064
Round to Nearest Tenth: Round the result to the nearest tenth to find the measurement of the diagonal.Calculation: x≈11.1 inches
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