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What is the purpose of adding a (1) unit perpendicular in a square root spiral?

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Correct answer: To make the next square root as hypotenuse

A square root spiral is constructed by repeatedly making a right triangle. At each stage, one existing hypotenuse is used as a side, and a new perpendicular side of length 1 unit is drawn. The Pythagorean theorem then gives the length of the new hypotenuse. If the old hypotenuse represents sqrt{n}, the new one represents sqrt{n+1}.

Thus, adding a 1-unit perpendicular is not meant to erase a line, change a denominator, or turn a triangle into a circle. It creates the next right triangle in the construction. Its hypotenuse has square length (sqrt{n})^2+1^2=n+1, so its length is sqrt{n+1}. Therefore option A correctly states the purpose: to make the next square root appear as the hypotenuse.

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Number-SystemsSquare-Root-SpiralPurpose

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