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  2. Solution of triangles - Wikipedia

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    Solution of triangles (Latin: solutio triangulorum) is the main trigonometric problem of finding the characteristics of a triangle (angles and lengths of sides), when some of these are known. The triangle can be located on a plane or on a sphere. Applications requiring triangle solutions include geodesy, astronomy, construction, and navigation.

  3. Law of cosines - Wikipedia

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    the third side of a triangle if two sides and an angle opposite to one of them is known (this side can also be found by two applications of the law of sines): [a] = ⁡ ⁡. These formulas produce high round-off errors in floating point calculations if the triangle is very acute, i.e., if c is small relative to a and b or γ is small compared to 1.

  4. 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.

  5. Law of sines - Wikipedia

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    In trigonometry, the law of sines, sine law, sine formula, or sine rule is an equation relating the lengths of the sides of any triangle to the sines of its angles. According to the law, ⁡ = ⁡ = ⁡ =, where a, b, and c are the lengths of the sides of a triangle, and α, β, and γ are the opposite angles (see figure 2), while R is the radius of the triangle's circumcircle.

  6. Midpoint theorem (triangle) - Wikipedia

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    The midpoint theorem generalizes to the intercept theorem, where rather than using midpoints, both sides are partitioned in the same ratio. [1] [2] The converse of the theorem is true as well. That is if a line is drawn through the midpoint of triangle side parallel to another triangle side then the line will bisect the third side of the triangle.

  7. Spherical law of cosines - Wikipedia

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    Let u, v, and w denote the unit vectors from the center of the sphere to those corners of the triangle. We have u · u = 1, v · w = cos c, u · v = cos a, and u · w = cos b.The vectors u × v and u × w have lengths sin a and sin b respectively and the angle between them is C, so ⁡ ⁡ ⁡ = () = () () = ⁡ ⁡ ⁡

  8. A Scientist Says He's Solved the Bermuda Triangle, Just Like That

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    An Australian scientist says he has figured out the leading cause of the Bermuda Triangle disappearances. Here's the answer. A Scientist Says He's Solved the Bermuda Triangle, Just Like That

  9. Angle trisection - Wikipedia

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    Any two equal sides of an isosceles triangle will meet the third side at the same angle. Let l be the horizontal line in the adjacent diagram. Angle a (left of point B ) is the subject of trisection.