O triangle It is the simplest figure and one of the most important in geometry. It has properties and definitions according to the length of its sides and the measure of its interior angles. As for the sides, the triangle can be classified as follows:
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Equilateral: has all sides equal in length.
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Isolsceles: It has two sides of equal length.
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Scalene: It has all sides with different measurements.
As for the anglesthe triangle can be:
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Acute angle: It has interior angles less than 90 degrees.
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Obtusangle: one of the angles is greater than 90°.
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Rectangle: An angle that measures 90 degrees is called a right angle.
In the right triangle, there are some important relationships. One of them is the Pythagorean theoremwhich says the following: «The sum of the squares of the legs is equal to the square of the hypotenuse”.
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The existing trigonometric relationships in the triangle rectangle admit three cases: sine, cosine It is tangent.
Sine = opposite leg
hypotenuse
Cosine = adjacent side
hypotenuse
Tangent = opposite side
adjacent leg
We will determine the relations according to the triangle BAC, which has sides of length a, b, and c.
sineB = B
The
cosineB = w
The
tangentB = B
w
sinC = w
The
cosineC = B
The
tangentC = w
B
By Marcos Noah
Graduated in Mathematics