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right triangle

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right triangle
n
(Mathematics) US and Canadian name for right-angled triangle

right triangle
A triangle having a right angle.
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Noun1.right triangle - a triangle with one right angleright triangle - a triangle with one right angle      
triangle, trigon, trilateral - a three-sided polygon
hypotenuse - the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle
oblique triangle - a triangle that contains no right angle


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For example, the 3-4-5 right triangle which students see in geometry has area 1/2 Eu 3 Eu 4 = 6, so 6 is a congruent number.
The students demonstrated little conceptual understanding of right triangle trigonometry despite showing procedural fluency in the use of SOHCAHTOA); * as a unit half-circle.
6526, surpassing the upper boundary of a right triangle formation that had contained prices since early January.
 
 
 
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