11-16-2022, 02:18 AM
(11-16-2022, 01:06 AM)SMcNeill Wrote: Sure. In this case, it's the simple old a ^ 2 + b^ 2 = c ^2 formulaBut that doesn't account for the angle; if A is wide, side a will be large, but if A is narrow, side a will be small.
5 ^ 2 + 5 ^ 2 = c ^ 2
25 + 25 = c ^ 2
SQR(50) = c
7.07 = c
(OR in this case you can also remember the old ratio for 45% triangles... 1 to 1 to SQR(2).)
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