To use a steel square to determine the length of a hypotenuse, you would first align one side of the square (usually the longer leg) with the known length of one side of the right triangle. Let's call this side "a".
Next, extend the other side of the square (usually the shorter leg) until it intersects with the unknown hypotenuse. Let's call this side "b".
Now, measure the distance from the starting point of the known side "a" to the point where the extended side "b" intersects with the hypotenuse. This measurement represents the length of side "b".
Finally, using the Pythagorean theorem, which states that the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides (a^2 + b^2 = c^2), you can calculate the length of the hypotenuse "c" by substituting the values of sides "a" and "b" into the equation and solving for "c".
To use a steel square to determine the length of a hypotenuse, you can employ the Pythagorean theorem. By placing the steel square's shorter leg along one side of the right-angled triangle and aligning the longer leg with the other side, you can measure the lengths of the two sides. By squaring these lengths, adding them together, and then taking the square root of the sum, you can find the length of the hypotenuse.
