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quilt squares are cut on the diagonal to form triangular quilt pieces. The hypotenuse of the resulting triangles is 26 inches long. What is the side length of each piece?

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The pythagorean theorem is a^2 + b^2 = c^2, with c^2 being the hypotenuse (or longest side).

So a^2 + b^2 = 26

Since we're dealing with a triangle that was cut from a square, we also know that sides a and b are the same length. So, we can simplify our equation:

2a^2 = 26

Next, try to get a by itself, first by dividing both sides by 2 and then taking the square root of both sides:

a^2 = 13
a = the square root of 13

So, the side length of each piece will be the square root of 13 (approximately 3.5 inches).
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Answer:

a = the square root of 13

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