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Pythagorean Theorem
a2+b2=c2
a and b are the legs of the triangle while c is the hypotenuse.
To find the hypotenuse, find the largest angle. The hypotenuse is the leg that's directly in front of it. An easy way to remember is that the vertex to the largest angle cannot touch the hypotenuse. You would have to square both measurements of the legs and add them, then take the square root of that.
To find both legs of the triangle, you simply find the biggest angle. The vertex of that angle touched both the legs of the triangle.
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How can you use the pythagorean theorem to find out if a triangle is a right triangle?
The pythagorean theorem states that a2 + b2 = c2. This means that in a right triangle, both legs squared will add up to the hypotenuse squared. To see if a triangle is a right side, add up the two legs squared and see if it equals the hypotenuse.
Calculate the perimeter of a right triangle with legs measuring 3 and 4?
Find the perimeter of a right triangle with legs measuring 3 and 4
How do you find the legs of a triangle?
Triangles don't have legs, legs implies the triangle's corners are perpendicular to a surface, this chnages the shape of the triangle into a origami shaped object like a small table, which can't exsist fully in 2D.
How do you find both legs of a triangle with only the hypotenuse?
You can't. The hypotenuse alone isn't enough to tell you anything about the lengths of the legs. There are an infinite number of different right triangles that all have the same hypotenuse but different legs.
How do you find the legs of a 90 angle triangle?
Use Pythagoras' theorem if you know any two lengths of the triangle
