Question

Which of the following situations would most likely find the Pythagorean theorem useful?

an engineer calculating the weight of a support beam
an engineer calculating where to place a vertical support
an engineer calculating where to place a diagonal support
an engineer calculating where to place a horizontal support

Answer 1

An engineer calculating where to place a diagonal support

Explanation:

Answer 2

an engineer calculating where to place a diagonal support

Explanation:

an engineer calculating where to place a diagonal support because the Pythagorean theorem is for right triangle situations. In this case the diagonal support would be like the hypotenuse