'Carpenter's square' seems an odd name for something L shaped
but the key to its name, as to this
tough nut, is in right angles. To prove that
first
draw the diagram with
the carpenter's square placed so that R is on the
line
,
is on the line
and the edge
contains the point
. Draw the lines
and
. Then draw
the line
perpendicular to
with
on
and look for three congruent triangles.