Figure 1 and Figure 2 each show a square inscribed in a right triangle. Assume the triangles, both labeled ABC, are congruent, or two copies of the same triangle.
1. Given any right triangle with sides of length a, b, and c, as above, determine the two constructions to inscribe these squares in the right triangle.
Hint for Figure 1
Hint for Figure 2
Create GSP sketches for the two constructions using congruent right triangles with legs of length a and b.
Do you have alternative constructions to those suggested in the hints? Here is a construction showing both squares in the same triangle. An altitude h to the side of length c is also shown.