Sentences with word «hypotenuse»

It gained its fame in 1945 when the historian of ancient science Otto Neugebauer recognized the sexagesimal (base - 60) numbers for what they really were: a table of «Pythagorean triples» — the integer lengths of the sides and hypotenuses of right triangles.

Begin with a «half - domino» prototile, a right triangle of sides 1 and 2 units (whose hypotenuse is √ 5 units).

Recall that the Pythagorean Theorem states that in any right triangle with sides a and b and hypotenuse c, it is true that a ² + b ² = c ².

One intention is to communicate to a larger or smaller audience — or just yourself — and in greater and lessor complexity — paths to new hypotenuses about nature and the universe.

That means that AC is the hypotenuse and BC is one of the sides.

A star should lead an old man, you would think, to some geometry, some right triangle whose legs never slip or warp or aspire to become the hypotenuse.

To take a simple example, I believe that the square on the hypotenuse of a right - angled triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides — but it makes no difference to me.

The length of the Vietnam War Memorial «hypotenuse» is about 133 meters.

The lesson was that the square of the hypotenuse, or longest side, is equal to the sum of the squares of the other sides.

Now drop an imaginary plumb line from the top of the rope, and the big triangle can be divided into two smaller and equal right triangles, each with a hypotenuse of 180.5 feet and sides of 180 feet and h feet.

Perform the primordial Pythagorean prestidigitation (the sum of the squares of the two sides of a right triangle equals the square of the hypotenuse), and you'll find that the one - foot - longer rope can be lifted high enough for even the most gigantic lineman to trundle under, more than 13 feet off the ground.

The name is derived from Pythagoras» theorem of right - angle triangles which states that the square of the hypotenuse (the diagonal side opposite the right angle) is the sum of the squares of the other two sides.

The hypotenuse of a right triangle is not always the shortest distance between the two points that define it

In the formula, «sin» stands for sine, «theta» is the angle, «opposite» is the ramp height and «hypotenuse» is the ramp length.

Instead, each entry includes information on two sides of a right triangle: the ratio of the short side to the long side and the ratio of the short side to the diagonal, or hypotenuse.

All you need is to do some math: The equation used to solve the angle of the ramp is sin (theta) = opposite / hypotenuse.

(The theorem: The square of the hypotenuse equals the sum of the square of the other two sides.)

As you too will realize one day, most of the things you're being taught right now will be of absolutely no use later in life, which is why I have purged everything you're currently being taught, and why, when you ask me a question about theorems or hypotenuses, I say «Excuse me for a minute... be right back,» and then sneak off to bed.

The hypotenuse is Jane Craig (Holly Hunter), a Georgia firecracker whom both men are half in love with and who is half in love with each in return.

Lesson 1: Introduction to Pythagoras (hypotenuse) Lesson 2: Pythagoras (shorter side and problem - solving) Lesson 3: Pythagoras in 3D The lessons include a challenging starter, learning objectives, keywords, outstanding teaching slides and an excellent cross number worksheet with answers, plus a thought - provoking plenary that will help assess understanding.

This is the 2nd lesson on Pythagoras that follows on from lesson one, by building on the understanding of what Pythagoras discovered and finding the hypotenuse to also finding the shorter side.

Lesson 1: Introduction to Pythagoras (hypotenuse) Lesson 2: Pythagoras (shorter side and problem - solving) Lesson 3: Pythagoras in 3D The lessons include a starter looking at «Pythagorean Triples», different cut and stick activities that help pupils to understand what Pythagoras is as well as how to calculate it.

Mini Unit of work on Pythagoras, including: - Four Whole lessons with starter questions, examples, questions, answers and handouts covering finding the hypotenuse, shorter sides, Pythagoras and area and Testing right - angled triangles using Pythagoras - Pythagoras homework - Personalised target questions (which are labels formatted for Avery L7163 or you can laboriously cut out and glue in)

The second problem involves students finding the length of a side of an right angled isosceles triangle given only the hypotenuse and then they have to find the area.

Problems include sin, cos, and tan, as well as finding the a variety of missing sides, including the hypotenuse, adjacent and opposite side.

A test can tell you whether a student has learned to add unlike fractions, can determine the hypotenuse of a triangle, or understands the causes of the Civil War — and, by reasonable extension, whether I did a good or poor job as a teacher imparting those skills and content.

Cumulative emissions are the area under the curve, or the hypotenuse in this serendipitously easy case.

The hypotenuse follows RCP 8.5, or close enough.

If you know the length of a right - angle triangle's hypotenuse (c) and the ratio between its sides (a and b), you can work out the lengths of those sides and, consequently, the area of the rectangle within which that triangle resides.

(With apologies to those cultures who don't recognize the Gregorian calendar, introduced in 1582 to correct the Julian calendar, because, as you know, old Julius had a leap year every four years, which any fool knows won't work due to the inclination of the earth's axis or the square of the hypotenuse — take your pick.

But it's important to note that potential tenants do not decide on which property they are going to rent by plugging the amenities and specs into a spreadsheet and running a logarithmic, covariate algorithm that takes the least - squares regression of the hypotenuse to determine the best value.