Question

look for a relationship between the squares of the side lengths of the right triangle.start with side a. a is 7. what is $a^{2}$? in other words, what is the area of a square with side length 7?record the value of $a^{2}$ in the table.

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate \(a^{2}\)

Given \(a = 7\), use the formula \(a^{2}=a\times a\).
\(a^{2}=7\times7\)

Step2: Compute the product

\(7\times7 = 49\)

Answer:

\(49\)