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  2. Solution of triangles - Wikipedia

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    Two sides and an angle not included between them (SSA), if the side length adjacent to the angle is shorter than the other side length. A side and the two angles adjacent to it (ASA) A side, the angle opposite to it and an angle adjacent to it (AAS). For all cases in the plane, at least one of the side lengths must be specified. If only the ...

  3. Pythagorean theorem - Wikipedia

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    Let ABC be a triangle with side lengths a, b, and c, with a 2 + b 2 = c 2. Construct a second triangle with sides of length a and b containing a right angle. By the Pythagorean theorem, it follows that the hypotenuse of this triangle has length c = √ a 2 + b 2, the same as the hypotenuse of the first triangle.

  4. Right triangle - Wikipedia

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    A right triangle ABC with its right angle at C, hypotenuse c, and legs a and b,. A right triangle or right-angled triangle, sometimes called an orthogonal triangle or rectangular triangle, is a triangle in which two sides are perpendicular, forming a right angle (1 ⁄ 4 turn or 90 degrees).

  5. Hypotenuse - Wikipedia

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    The Pythagorean theorem, and hence this length, can also be derived from the law of cosines in trigonometry. In a right triangle, the cosine of an angle is the ratio of the leg adjacent of the angle and the hypotenuse. For a right angle γ (gamma), where the adjacent leg equals 0, the cosine of γ also equals 0.

  6. Law of cosines - Wikipedia

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    Consider a triangle with sides of length a, b, c, where θ is the measurement of the angle opposite the side of length c. This triangle can be placed on the Cartesian coordinate system with side a aligned along the x axis and angle θ placed at the origin, by plotting the components of the 3 points of the triangle as shown in Fig. 4:

  7. Cathetus - Wikipedia

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    In a right triangle, the length of a cathetus is the geometric mean of the length of the adjacent segment cut by the altitude to the hypotenuse and the length of the whole hypotenuse. By the Pythagorean theorem, the sum of the squares of the lengths of the catheti is equal to the square of the length of the hypotenuse.

  8. Stewart's theorem - Wikipedia

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    Let a, b, c be the lengths of the sides of a triangle. Let d be the length of a cevian to the side of length a . If the cevian divides the side of length a into two segments of length m and n , with m adjacent to c and n adjacent to b , then Stewart's theorem states that b 2 m + c 2 n = a ( d 2 + m n ) . {\displaystyle b^{2}m+c^{2}n=a(d^{2}+mn).}

  9. Special right triangle - Wikipedia

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    Set square shaped as 45° - 45° - 90° triangle The side lengths of a 45° - 45° - 90° triangle 45° - 45° - 90° right triangle of hypotenuse length 1.. In plane geometry, dividing a square along its diagonal results in two isosceles right triangles, each with one right angle (90°, ⁠ π / 2 ⁠ radians) and two other congruent angles each measuring half of a right angle (45°, or ...