Maria looks at the architectural plan of a four-walled room in which the walls meet each other at right angles. The length of one wall in the plan is 13 inches. The length of the diagonal of the floor of the room in the plan is approximately 15.26 inches.

Is the room in the shape of a square? Explain how you determined your answer. Show all your work.

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Maria looks at the architectural plan of a four-walled room in which the walls meet each other at right angles. The length of one wall in the plan is 13 inches. The length of the diagonal of the floor of the room in the plan is approximately 15.26 inches.

Is the room in the shape of a square? Explain how you determined your answer. Show all your work.

anonymous · Answer

I think you need to solve this with the Pythagorean theorem...

anonymous · Answer

@ganeshie8 I need help please!

ganeshie8 · Answer

yes we can use pythagorean theorem

ganeshie8 · Answer

if the floor is a square, then the other side will also be 13 right ?

anonymous · Answer

Yeah

ganeshie8 · Answer

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