Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Quantitative Reasoning

Topic

Mensuration: 2D

Question:

The area of a square is 144 cm2. What is the length of each of its diagonals?

Options:

$6 \sqrt{2}$ cm

$12 \sqrt{2}$ cm

$14 \sqrt{2}$ cm

12 cm

Correct Answer:

$14 \sqrt{2}$ cm

Explanation:

We already know that,

Area of square = (side)2

Perimeter of the square = 4 × side

We have,

The area of a square = 144 cm2.

So, a2 = 144

= a = 12

We also know that the length of the diagonal of square = \(\sqrt {2}\) side

= \(\sqrt {2}\) × (12) = 12\(\sqrt {2}\)cm