 In a right triangle the square of the hypotenuse equals the sum of the squares of the other two sides or legs.  Mathematics - Page 216by United States. Bureau of Naval Personnel - 1951Full view - About this book
 | American Statistical Association - Computer network resources - 1921 - 1088 pages
...1. Construct AXi perpendicular to OXi, giving the right triangle OAX\. By the familiar relation that the square of the hypotenuse equals the sum of the squares of the other two sides, we have (A Xtf = (OA)2 - (QZi)2. But OA being taken equal to unity and 0-X\ =... | |
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...squares on its sides. 7. Hypotenuse2 =225 Perpendicular2 = 144 Base = x 10. Explain these formulas : In a right triangle, The square of the hypotenuse equals the sum of the squares of the other two sides. В = p = v H¿ - в1 Explain the following process : 8. B"=144; P2 = 256; H=x.... | |
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...perpendicular is x. Prove this by drawing a triangle with ,. ,, ,, . J ' squares of the other two In a right triangle, The square of the hypotenuse equals the sum of the sides. squares on its sides. 7. Hypotenuse2 =225 Perpendicular2 =144 8. S2 = 144; P2 = 256; H=x. Base... | |
 | Erwin Herrick Schuyler, James Hixon Van Sickle - Arithmetic - 1906 - 216 pages
...substituting the values of a, 6, and c in place of these letters, we have 9 + 16 = 25. b Fia. 1. Fia. 2. 3. The square of the hypotenuse equals the sum of the squares of the two legs. Therefore, to find the hypotenuse, extract the square root of the sum of the squares... | |
 | William Chandler Bagley - School management and organization - 1907 - 358 pages
...class : — The lesson had for its purpose the development of the principle that, in a right-angled triangle, the square of the hypotenuse equals the sum of the squares of the other two sides. The teacher had prepared a diagram showing a right-angled triangle with squares... | |
 | William Chandler Bagley - Classroom management - 1907 - 360 pages
...class: — The lesson had for its purpose the development of the principle that, in a right-angled triangle, the square of the hypotenuse equals the sum of the squares of the other two sides. The teacher had prepared a diagram showing a right-angled triangle with squares... | |
 | George Wentworth, David Eugene Smith - Arithmetic - 1909 - 276 pages
...squares on AB and BC. It is proved in geometry that this is true for all right triangles. Therefore, in a right triangle the square of the hypotenuse equals the sum of the squares of the other two sides. The hypotenuse equals the square root of the sum of the squares of the other two... | |
 | George Wentworth, David Eugene Smith - Arithmetic - 1909 - 290 pages
...AB and DC. It is proved in geometry that this is true for all right triangles. Therefore, in a rigid triangle the square of the hypotenuse equals the sum of the squares of the other two sides. The hypotenuse equals the square root of the sum of the squares of the other two... | |
 | John Charles Stone, James Franklin Millis - Algebra - 1911 - 698 pages
...\ 3.86* »/6.8x0.785 38 Л/0'0274 8- ч»/тп->. x 32.6 x л/542 j -Í/TI Л -^ -f/K'>ä 44. In a right triangle the square of the hypotenuse equals the sum of the squares of the other two sides. Find the hypotenuse of a right triangle whose other two sides are 14 inches and... | |
 | Webster Wells, Walter Wilson Hart - Algebra - 1912 - 504 pages
...right angle is the hypotenuse; as, side АО. The side BG is the base and AB is the altitude. In a right triangle, the square of the hypotenuse equals the sum of the squares of the other two sides. Thus, b2 = a2 + c2. To verify this fact, draw a right triangle with BC 3 inches... | |
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