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OpenStudy (mindblast3r):
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OpenStudy (mindblast3r):
What is that square in the triangle?
OpenStudy (mindblast3r):
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jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):
That square
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means you have a right angle (in other words, a 90 degree angle)
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jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):
So this is a right triangle (since it has a right angle)
OpenStudy (mindblast3r):
Where is the base in triangle? And the height?
jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):
the base and height are arbitrary really. Usually the "base" is the horizontal line and the height is vertical (perpendicular to the base), but you could easily swap the two
jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):
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jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):
that's one way to think of it, the "base" as the ground and the "height" as the wall
but again, you can easily swap the two
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OpenStudy (mindblast3r):
So what's the other thing? if one is base, and the other is height?
geerky42 (geerky42):
It depends, but mathematically, it's called hypotenuse.