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Definition of Right triangle
1. Noun. A triangle with one right angle.
Generic synonyms: Triangle, Trigon, Trilateral
Terms within: Hypotenuse
Antonyms: Oblique Triangle
Definition of Right triangle
1. Noun. (geometry) A triangle having a right angle as one of its interior angles. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Right Triangle
Literary usage of Right triangle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Plane and Spherical Trigonometry by George Albert Wentworth (1888)
"In a right triangle prove that sin (b + c) = 2 cos2 } A ... If, in a right
triangle, p denote the arc of the great circle passing through the vertex of the ..."
2. The Principles and Practice of Surveying by Charles Blaney Breed, George Leonard Hosmer (1908)
"Inaccessible Distance by right triangle Method. — In Fig. 78 the line AB is made
any convenient length and at any convenient angle to the transit line. ..."
3. Plane and Spherical Trigonometry by George Albert Wentworth, George Anthony Hill (1882)
"Define a quadrantal triangle, and show how its solution may be reduced to that
of the right triangle. 24. Solve the quadrantal triangle whose sides are : a ..."
4. Plane Trigonometry and Tables by George Albert Wentworth (1902)
"If the polygon has n sides, the angle of this right triangle at the centre of
the polygon is equal to 1 /360' 180° 2\ я /' n or and the triangle may be ..."
5. Plane and Spherical Trigonometry by George Albert Wentworth (1891)
"In a right triangle prove that tan a cos c = sin b cot B. 35. ... If, in a right
triangle, p denote the arc of the great circle passing through the vertex ..."
6. Alternating-current Electricity and Its Applications to Industry by William Henry Timbie, Henry Harold Higbie (1914)
"A right triangle. of a right triangle is - of the o hypothenuse. ... By adding
the lines d and < to the parallelogram, a right triangle is made by ..."
7. Plane and Spherical Trigonometry by George Albert Wentworth (1891)
"In a right triangle prove that tan a cos с = sin b cot B. 35. ... 36: In a right
triangle prove that sin (6 + с) = 2 cos2 i A cos b sin c. 37. ..."
8. Alternating-current Electricity and Its Applications to Industry by William Henry Timbie, Henry Harold Higbie (1914)
"A right triangle. Problem 40a. In Fig. lOa, find the value of T by means of the
tangent ... One of the legs of a right triangle is - of the 8 hypothenuse. ..."
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