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A wall 12 feet long makes a corner with a wall that is 14 feet long. The other ends of the walls are about 18.44 feet apart. Do the walls form a right angle?

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Answer:

Yes

Explanation:

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Answer:

Yes

Explanation:

If we want to check if the walls form a right angle, we can try to see if the lengths work with the Pythagorean Theorem.


a^2+b^2=c^2

Where c is the hypotenuse (longest side) and a and b are the legs (shorter sides)

We can plug in the given lengths into the equation:


12^2+14^2=c^2


144+196=c^2


c^2=340

Take the square root of both sides


c\approx18.44

Therefore the walls form a right angle

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