Question

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.

Answer 1

is there answer choices ? \m/(>.<)\m/

Answer 2

No

Answer 3

okay just making sure

Answer 4

Use the Pythagorean theorem. c^2=a^2+b^2 The hypotenuse is 15.26 and one side is 15. If the remaining side is 15 then it is a square.

Answer 5

ok

Answer 6

I think you need to solve this with the Pythagorean theorem

Answer 7

do you know how to sovle this with Pythagorean theorem ?

Answer 8

@thuglife187

Answer 9

ummm maybe?

Answer 10

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

Answer 11

Yes because all sides of a square are equal.

Answer 12

@EmogirlAtEmoooocow is right with the picture

Answer 13

thanks

Answer 14

but she need to add the 8 like this V

Answer 15

oh lol but It says It's approximately 15.26 inches. @thuglife187

Answer 16

\[13^{2} + 13^{2}\] isn't 15.26 inches then it isn't a square

Answer 17

yes, however if we assume the floor as a square you get diagonal

Answer 18

@EmogirlAtEmoooocow i send you the picture can you Attach it ?

Answer 19

okay

Answer 20

so 13^2 + 13^2 =338 and the square root of 338 is 18.38477631 so it is not a square

Answer 21

yes