 In a right-angled triangle, the side opposite to the right angle, is called the hypothenuse ; and the other two sides are called the legs, and sometimes the base and perpendicular : thus, A, B is the base, B, C perpendicular, and A, C hypothenuse.  An Introduction to Mensuration and Practical Geometry - Side 18av John Bonnycastle - 1848 - 288 siderUten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | John Budge - 1854 - 248 sider
...other two are called the legs or sides, or the base and perpendicular: or, by Euclid's definition, " In a right-angled triangle, the side opposite to the right angle is called the HYPOTHENUSE, and of the other sides, that upon which the figure is supposed to stand is called the BASE, and the remaining... | |
 | Charles Davies - 1854 - 436 sider
...three angles acute. 5. A right•angled triangle is one which has a right angle. The side opposite the right angle is called the hypothenuse, and the other two sides, the base and perpendicular. 6. An obtuse•angled triangle is one which has an obtuse angle. 24. There... | |
 | Euclides - 1855 - 270 sider
...that side is equal to the difference of the squares of the other two sides. DEFINITION. — In any right-angled triangle, the side opposite to the right angle is called the hypothermse, and the other sides, or legs, are called the bate and the perpendicular ; that is, if... | |
 | 1857 - 604 sider
...other two are called the legs or sides, or the base and perpendicular : or, by Euclid's definition, "In a right-angled triangle, the side opposite to the right angle is called the hypothenuse, and of the other sides, that upon which the figure is supposed to stand is called the base, and the remaining... | |
 | 1857 - 198 sider
...triangles, ABC and ADC, but AEFC is composed of 4 triangles, each equal to ABC. 82. Remark. In a right triangle the side opposite to the right angle is called the hypothenuse. Now you will observe that the square constructed upon the hypothenuse AC of the isosceles right-angled... | |
 | Adrien Marie Legendre, Charles Davies - 1857 - 442 sider
...its three angles acute. 5. A right-angled triangle is one which has a right angle. The side opposite the right angle is called the hypothenuse, and the other two sides, the base and perpendicula; 6. An obtuse-angled triangle is one which has an obtuse angle. 24. There... | |
 | John Budge - 1858 - 224 sider
...other two are called the legs or sides, or the base and perpendicular : or, by Euclid's definition, "In a right.angled triangle, the side opposite to the right angle is called the hypothenuse, and of the other sides, that upon which the figure is supposed to stand is called the base, and the remaining... | |
 | Cadmus Marcellus Wilcox - 1859 - 308 sider
...three sides are unequal. 4th. The right-angled triangle, which has one of its angles a right angle : in a right-angled triangle, the side opposite to the right angle is called the hypothcnusc. seen the four species of triangles (p. 22) : In a triangle, the base is any side taken... | |
 | John Budge - 1860 - 214 sider
...other two are called the legs or sides, or the base and perpendicular: or, by Euclid's definition, "In a right-angled triangle, the side opposite to the right angle is called the hypothenuse, and of the other sides, that upon which the figure is supposed to stand is called the base, and the remaining... | |
 | Robert Potts - 1860 - 380 sider
...mation to the true length, however, may be obtained to any assigne degree of accuracy. Prop. XLVII. In a right-angled triangle, the side opposite to the right angle is called the hypotenuse, and the other two sides, the base and perpendicular, according to their position. In the... | |
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