The corner of a room where two walls meet the floor should be a right triangle. Jeff makes a mark along each wall. One mark is

33

inches from the corner. The other is

44

inches from the corner. How can Jeff use the Pythagorean Theorem to see if the walls form a right​ angle?

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Part 1

If the distance across the floor from one mark to the other is

enter your response here

​inch(es), then the

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Pythagorean Theorem

converse of the Pythagorean Theorem

says that because

3 squared plus 4 squared equals nothing squared32+42=enter your response here2​,

a right triangle is formed.

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