We are given the following information:
Table sides = 36 inches & 18 inches
Diagonal of table = 43 inches
We are to find out if the table is "square" (that is if the table follows the Pythagoras theorem). We will check this below:
[tex]\begin{gathered} \text{The Pythagoras Theorem is given by:} \\ c^2=a^2+b^2 \\ c=43in,b=36in,a=18in \\ \text{Substituting we have:} \\ 43^2=18^2+36^2 \\ 1849=324+1296 \\ 1849=1620 \\ \Rightarrow1849\ne1620 \\ \\ \therefore\text{ The table is not ''square''} \end{gathered}[/tex]Therefore, the table is not "square" (it does not have right angles at the corners)
