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Title: hypotenuse
Post by: MoNksBaNe_Agahnim on January 02, 2004, 11:57 PM
I keep forgetting how to do this and every time i take the SATs it comes up! What is the formula to find a hypotenuse of a triangle? Cooresponding with this topic, how can you use the formula to find the other one of the other angles? Thanks for help ^^
Title: Re:hypotenuse
Post by: Yoni on January 03, 2004, 03:04 AM
Pythagoras theorem: c^2 = a^2 + b^2
Trigonometry: c = a/sin(alpha) = b/sin(beta) = a/cos(beta) = b/cos(alpha)
Title: Re:hypotenuse
Post by: MoNksBaNe_Agahnim on January 03, 2004, 07:26 PM
awesome thanks yoni!