 | Metal-work - 1901 - 548 pages
...of BC). Hence, AB — -/(square of AC) + (square of BC). Thus, we have the following principle: 42. The hypotenuse of a right triangle is equal to the square root of the sum of the squares of the legs. EXAMPLE. — In the right triangle ABC, Fig. 3, find the length... | |
 | William James Milne - Algebra - 1908 - 476 pages
...a biquadratic surd. 324. Graphical representation of a quadratic surd. In geometry it is shown that the hypotenuse of a right triangle is equal to the square root of the sum of the squares of the other two sides; consequently, a quadratic surd may be represented graphically... | |
 | John Henry Teschmacher - Sheet-metal work - 1911 - 138 pages
...rule used for obtaining the lengths of bars by computation is based on the geometrical principle, that the hypotenuse of a right triangle is equal to the square root of the sum of the squares of its base and altitude. Fig. 158 shows a right triangle, the bar of which,... | |
 | William James Milne - Algebra - 1911 - 378 pages
...VÏ6. 294. Graphical representation of a radical of the second order. In geometry it is shown that the hypotenuse of a right triangle is equal to the square root of the sum of the squares of the other two sides ; consequently, a radical of the second order may be... | |
 | 1926 - 912 pages
...5. A baseball diamond is square and 90 feet on a side. How far is it from home base to second base? (The hypotenuse of a right triangle is equal to the square root of the sum of the squares of the other two sides). SERIES B. FORM I. TEST VII— QUADRATIC EQUATIONS Time—... | |
 | Thomas George Foran - Educational tests and measurements - 1925 - 358 pages
...5. A baseball diamond is square and 90 feet on a side. How far is it from home base to second base? (The hypotenuse of a right triangle is equal to the square root of the sum of the squares of the other two sides.) Test VII. QUADRATIC EQUATIONS. 15 minutes 1. Solve... | |
 | United States. Bureau of Naval Personnel - Electrical engineering - 1951 - 406 pages
...sides are the vectors /j and L. From Mathematics, NavPers 10069-A and NavPers 10070-A, you learned that the hypotenuse of a right triangle is equal to the square root of the sums of the squares of the other two sides. Applying this rule to the vector diagram of figure... | |
 | Gary J. Bronson, David A. Rosenthal - Computers - 2005 - 782 pages
...that accepts the lengths of two sides of a right triangle and determines the triangle's hypotenuse. (The hypotenuse of a right triangle is equal to the square root of the sum of the squares of the other two sides.) Include Hyptns in a working program and verify that... | |
 | Stephen Teilhet, Jay Hilyard - Computers - 2004 - 862 pages
...hypotenuse of a right triangle can be calculated using the Pythagorean theorem. This theorem states that the hypotenuse of a right triangle is equal to the square root of the sum of the squares of the other two sides. This equation can be realized through the use of the... | |
 | Reza Adhami, Peter M. Meenen, Peter Meenen, Denis Hite - Computers - 2007 - 736 pages
...extension of the basic trigonometric identity, the Pythagorean Theorem, which tells us that the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is equal to the square root of the sum of the squares of the other two sides, or c = -y/«2 + b2 where c is the length of the hypotenuse... | |
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Pythagorean theorem states that the hypotenuse of a right triangle is equal to the square root of the sum of the squares of the other two sides. 