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There is the Pythagorean relationship between the side lengths. Given a right triangle with sides a, b, & c : Sides a & b are adjacent to the right angle, and side c is opposite the right angle, and this side is called the hypotenuse.
Side c is always the longest side, and can be found by c2 = a2 + b2
The 2 angles (which are not the right angle) will add up to 90°
Given one of those angles (call it A), then sin(A) = (opposite)/(hypotenuse) {which is the length of the side opposite of angle A, divided by the length of the hypotenuse}
cos(A) = (adjacent)/(hypotenuse), and tan(A) = (opposite)/(adjacent).
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What type of triangle is the pythagorean theorem?
The Pythagorean Theorem is not a triangle. It's a statement that describes a relationship among the lengths of the sides in any right triangle.
What do the Pythagorean theorem variables stand for?
Since the Pythagorean Theorem deals with the relationship among the lengths of the sides of a right triangle, it is altogether fitting and proper, and a fortuitous coincidence, that the variables in the algebraic statement of the Theorem stand for the lengths of the sides of a right triangle.
What is the relationship between the hypotenuse and a right angle?
The hypotenuse is the side opposite to the right angle in the triangle.
What is the relationship between the 2 acute angles in a right angle triangle?
They total 90o
What kind of triangle has a right angle?
A right triangle is a triangle with a right angle.a right triangle is a triangle with 1 side as a right angle
