Question

Look at the figure.

Under what conditions will the triangle formed by the three squares be a right triangle?

Perimeter of Square 2 is equal to the sum of the perimeters of Square 1 and Square 3.

Perimeter of Square 1 is equal to the sum of the perimeters of Square 2 and Square 3.

Area of Square 1 is equal to the sum of the area of Square 2 and area of Square 3.

Area of Square 2 is equal to the sum of the area of Square 1 and area of Square 3.

Answer 1

Do you know Pythagorean theorem?

Answer 2

well i used to but i forgot

Answer 3

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pythagorean_theorem

Answer 4

oh yea that

Answer 5

Do you remember how to calculate perimeter of square?

Answer 6

the a square + b square + c square ?

Answer 7

Can you solve it now?

Answer 8

umm dont know, i don't even know what am suppose to do *sigh

Answer 9

Do you agree that square 1 is the biggest?

Answer 10

yes as i can see

Answer 11

So it has the boggest side lenght, right?

Answer 12

yes

Answer 13

now look at picture on wikipedia. Square 1 is similar to the square with side lenght c.

Answer 14

square 2 to the square with length b and 3 with a.

Answer 15

let say all of them have that side length.

Answer 16

ok

Answer 17

what is then perimeter of square 1?

Answer 18

look am sorry and i know your trying to help me but i just don't know this am sitting here for two hours now and am just so lost and my brain is drained out..

Answer 19

ok

Answer 20

i's c^2

Answer 21

square 2 has perimeter b^2 and square 3 a^2

Answer 22

from Pythagorean theorm
c^2=a^2+b^2

Answer 23

so would it be D

Answer 24

Oh. Sorry ive made the mistake. Every time i wrote perimeter i mean area. I'm not an english speaker.

Answer 25

so Area of Square 1 is equal to the sum of the area of Square 2 and area of Square 3

Answer 26

oh ok that's ok

Answer 27

ok thank you, your like the best out every one else right now