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Question from Shelbie, a student:

How do i find the hypotenuse of a right traingle not using the pythagorean thereom if i have the measurements of the legs?

Shelbie,

Pick an angle at one end of the hypotenuse and call it β.

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Hope this helps,
Stephen La Rocque.

 

 

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