Pythagorean
Theorem
Measurement
1.
Press the "[_:_" key to enter
Pythagorean
Theorem
mea _
surement mode.
2_
,
The blinking line in "L_"
indicates the first side length
of a right triangle that is to be
measured (Fig. 18),
Press the MEASURE key to turn
on the laser beam; the laser
indicator blinks from bottom to
top (Fig. 19).
4.
Position the tool to aim the laser
at the target. In this example,
the tool is positioned in the
lower right corner of the triangle.
5.
Press the MEASURE key to dis-
play the measured
length of the
first triangle side in the lower
and upper rows of the screen
(Fig. 20).
6_
The hypotenuse (diagonal) line in
"[_"
will start to blink.
7_
.
9_
Without changing
the toot posi-
tion, aim the laser dot at the
hypotenuse target.
Press the MEASURE key again
to display the calculated
length
of the third triangle side in the
lower row of the screen; the
hypotenuse
length wilt be dis-
played at the same time in the
upper row ( Fig° 2I).
Press the MEASURE key to
make a new measurement.
NOTES:
Fig. 18
Fig. 19
Fig. 20
6.765 ft
6.765
Fig. 21
15.292 ft
13.714ft
The
hypotenuse
measurement
must
be longer
than
the
first
side
measurement
of a right
triangle,
otherwise
the
LCD will
display
"Wrong
Input"
reminding
you
to
re-measure
the
hypotenuse.
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