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  2. Hypotenuse - Wikipedia

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    The length of the hypotenuse can be found using the Pythagorean theorem, which states that the square of the length of the hypotenuse equals the sum of the squares of the lengths of the two legs. Mathematically, this can be written as a 2 + b 2 = c 2 {\displaystyle a^{2}+b^{2}=c^{2}} , where a is the length of one leg, b is the length of ...

  3. Pythagorean theorem - Wikipedia

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    In mathematics, the Pythagorean theorem or Pythagoras' theorem is a fundamental relation in Euclidean geometry between the three sides of a right triangle.It states that the area of the square whose side is the hypotenuse (the side opposite the right angle) is equal to the sum of the areas of the squares on the other two sides.

  4. Pythagorean trigonometric identity - Wikipedia

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    In this way, this trigonometric identity involving the tangent and the secant follows from the Pythagorean theorem. The angle opposite the leg of length 1 (this angle can be labeled φ = π/2 − θ) has cotangent equal to the length of the other leg, and cosecant equal to the length of the hypotenuse. In that way, this trigonometric identity ...

  5. Sum of angles of a triangle - Wikipedia

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    Pythagoras' theorem: In a right-angled triangle, the square of the hypotenuse equals the sum of the squares of the other two sides. [1] An easy formula for these properties is that in any three points in any shape, there is a triangle formed.

  6. Talk:Hypotenuse - Wikipedia

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    In geometry, a hypotenuse is the longest side of a right-angled triangle. This is always the side opposite the right angle. The length of the hypotenuse can be found using the famous Pythagorean theorem. It's shorter, quite short for most introductions, but it removes information better suited for other pages.

  7. Spiral of Theodorus - Wikipedia

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    The spiral is started with an isosceles right triangle, with each leg having unit length.Another right triangle (which is the only automedian right triangle) is formed, with one leg being the hypotenuse of the prior right triangle (with length the square root of 2) and the other leg having length of 1; the length of the hypotenuse of this second right triangle is the square root of 3.

  8. Cathetus - Wikipedia

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    A right-angled triangle where c 1 and c 2 are the catheti and h is the hypotenuse. In a right triangle, a cathetus (originally from the Greek word κάθετος, "perpendicular"; plural: catheti), commonly known as a leg, is either of the sides that are adjacent to the right angle. It is occasionally called a "side about the right angle".

  9. Pythagorean prime - Wikipedia

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    The formulas show how to transform any right triangle with integer legs into another right triangle with integer legs whose hypotenuse is the square of the first triangle's hypotenuse. A Pythagorean prime is a prime number of the form 4 n + 1 {\displaystyle 4n+1} .