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 12
inches from the corner. The other is 9 inches from the corner. How
can Jeff use the Pythagorean Theorem to see if the walls form a
right angle?
If the distance across the floor from one mark to the other is
says that
inch(es), then the
because 122 + 92 = 0%, a right triangle is formed.