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<p>CarlTMcK: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Rtriangle.svg|thumb|A typical right triangle]]<br /> <br /> A '''right triangle''' has three sides, with an angle that equals 90º - that is, a [[right angle]].<br /> <br /> The general right triangle is the subject of one of the more famous mathematical ideas, the [[Pythagorean Theorem]]. It states that the sum of the squares of the legs (short sides) of a right triangle is equal to the square on the [[hypotenuse]] (the long side, opposite the [[right angle]]). Using the figure to the right, this means:<br /> <br /> :&lt;math&gt;a^2 + b^2 = c^2&lt;/math&gt;<br /> <br /> The analysis of ratios between sides of right triangles with hypotenuse = 1 is at the heart of [[trigonometry]].<br /> <br /> [[category:Plane Geometry]]</div>

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