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Baudhayana doubled a square using its diagonal. What is the length of the diagonal of a square of side 1 unit?

Class 8Pythagoras TheoremGeometry

A2 units
B1.5 units
C $3$ units
D $2$ units

Step-by-Step Solution

1^{2} + 1^{2} = 2

, so the diagonal is

2

units (about 1.41). The square on it has area 2, double the first square.

Answer: D)

2

units

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