Find the diagonal of a square whose side is 16cm.

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None of these

answer is A.

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Concept- Utilize the knowledge that

gives the length of a diagonal in a square with side 'a'. To get the length of the square's diagonal, substitute the value of the specified side length and simplify the formula.
A square with a side length of 16 cm requires us to determine how long its diagonal will be.
By multiplying the square's side length by the square root of two, you may determine the square's diagonal length. As a result,

gives the length of a diagonal in a square with side "a."
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When the above expression is changed to

, the diagonal length of the square with a 16-cm side becomes

.
As a result, the square's diagonal, which has a side length of 16 cm, is

long.
Hence, the correct answer is option 1.

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