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I have developed a new hatred for triangles

Name: Anonymous 2007-01-10 16:24

I have a triangle. It is a right triangle. The only side that has a known length is the hypotenuse. The other two angles are known. How do I determine the legth of the other two sides without knowing the sine, cosine, or tangent; OR if these are nescesary, how do I determine them with only the knowledge of the angles?

Name: Anonymous 2007-01-12 22:57

>>38
Ok, let me explain this step by step.

"A leg of a triangle is one of its sides. For a right triangle, the term "leg" generally refers to a side other than the one opposite the right angle (which is termed the hypotenuse)."

Now, the very first sentence supports my use of the word leg. The second sentence says that IN THE CASE OF A RIGHT TRIANGLE, it GENERALLY refers to a side other than the hypotenuse. In other words, sometimes it DOES NOT function like this - much like how when I used it, it DID NOT function like that.

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