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How do you find the two shorter sides of a triangle when all you know if the hypotenuse and nothing else?
If it has an hypotenuse then it is a right angle triangle and if you know its angles then use trigonometry to find its other two sides.
How do you find one of the shorter sides of a right angled triangle knowing the hypotenuse and one of the shorter sides?
a^2 + b^2 = c^2 c= hypotenuse a and b are the legs (sides) of the triangle
How do you find the two sides of a right triangle given only the hypotenuse?
To find the two sides you must have more information than just the hypotenuse. You must have one of the other sides or one of the angles besides the 90o angle.
How do you find the height of a triangle given the hypotenuse?
Providing it's a right angle triangle the formula is: hypotenuse2-base2 = height2
How do find the perimeter of a triangle?
The easiest way is if you already have the lengths of all three sides of the triangle. In which case, you simply add their lengths together to acquire the perimeter. However, if you only have the lengths of two sides of a triangle, and it's a right triangle"; you can use the Pythagorean Theorem to determine the length of the third side. Note: Here are some quick definitions of terms that will be used in the following equations. A² will represent the height of the triangle. B² will represent the width of the triangle. C² will represent the hypotenuse of the triangle. The "Hypotenuse" is the longest side of a triangle. A "Right Triangle" is a triangle that has an angle measuring 90°. When using the Pythagorean Theorem; if you're attempting to find hypotenuse of a triangle; you use the formula "A² + B² = C²". That is; you square the two known sides; then add the products. Upon doing that, find the square root of the sum of both numbers, and you have the length of the hypotenuse. Upon finding the missing side's length; add the lengths of all three sides, and the resulting number will be the perimeter of the triangle. If you have the length of one side, and the hypotenuse of a right triangle; and are seeking to find the third side's length; you use the formula "C² - A² = B²" or "C² - B² = A²"; depending on which side your attempting to find the length of. Like in the previous equation, add the lengths of all three sides together to acquire the perimeter.
