Trigonometry ish

[guiness]

im looking for a equation for a right angle triangle

basically two sides are equal one side is longer

the two sides that are equal at a right angle

i only know the lenght of the long side

 

[rtbcomp]

A = 1st side, B = 2nd side C = longest side (hypotenuse)

A² + B² = C²

A = B

so 2A² = C²

so 1.4142135623730950488016887242097 x A = C

so A = B = C/1.4142135623730950488016887242097

 

[guiness]

thanks spot on been puzzling me all day

 

[feen]

Triangle calc app on smart phone.

 

[Son of a Steelman]

Fetched back memories of when I was at school and this is how we were taught to remember -

Pythagorean Theorem

Heap Big Indian chief had his three squaws sleeping on animal hides in his tepee. The first squaw slept on a cow hide, the second squaw slept on a horse hide, and the third squaw slept on a hippopotamus hide. Bye and bye, they all became pregnant and presented the chief with his heirs. The squaw who slept on the cow hide had a son, the squaw who slept on the horse hide had a son, but the squaw who slept on the hippopotamus hide had twin sons...

MORAL: The squaw of the hippopotamus is equal to the sons of the squaws of the other two hides.

The Squares of the hypotenuese is equal to the sum of the Squares on the other two sides


lol Sorry

 

[rtbcomp]

I think I'd need an aide-memoire to remember that aide-memoire!