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.

bibby · Answer

The diagonal forms a right triangle, you can use the pythagorean theorem to find the bottom side.

if the bottom side is also 13 inches, it's a square

bibby · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

i get it a little now, thank u can u help me something else ??

bibby · Answer

yeah, sure