Question

18. Construction workers will test to see if two walls meet at a right angle by using a 3-4-5

Pythagorean triple or a multiple of this triple. Two walls meet as shown below and a worker
marks a point on each wall with an %.
(a) If these walls met at a right angle, how much
distance should be between the two marked
points?
12 ft
19.5 ft
16 ft

Answer 1

Construction workers will test to see if two walls meet at a right angle by using a Pythagorean triple or a maltiple of this triple. Two walls meet as shown below and a worker marks a point on each wall with an . (a) If these walls met at a right angle, how mach distance should be between the two marked. points? walls do not meet at a right angle because the length between the two points does not form a Pythagorean triple. What type of angle do they meet at? Explain.