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PRONUNCIATION OF RIGHT TRIANGLE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RIGHT TRIANGLE

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Right triangle is a noun.
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WHAT DOES RIGHT TRIANGLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Right triangle

A right triangle or right-angled triangle is a triangle in which one angle is a right angle. The relation between the sides and angles of a right triangle is the basis for trigonometry. The side opposite the right angle is called the hypotenuse. The sides adjacent to the right angle are called legs. Side a may be identified as the side adjacent to angle B and opposed to angle A, while side b is the side adjacent to angle A and opposed to angle B. If the lengths of all three sides of a right triangle are integers, the triangle is said to be a Pythagorean triangle and its side lengths are collectively known as a Pythagorean triple.

Definition of right triangle in the English dictionary

The definition of right triangle in the dictionary is a triangle one angle of which is a right angle Also called : right-angled triangle.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RIGHT TRIANGLE

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right angle
right as rain
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Right Reverend
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right whale
right wing
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WORDS THAT END LIKE RIGHT TRIANGLE

angle
bangle
Bermuda Triangle
dangle
dihedral angle
golden triangle
love triangle
mangle
quadrangle
rectangle
right angle
right-angled triangle
round angle
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solid angle
strangle
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the Golden Triangle
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Synonyms and antonyms of right triangle in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «right triangle» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RIGHT TRIANGLE

Find out the translation of right triangle to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of right triangle from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «right triangle» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

直角三角形
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

triángulo rectángulo
570 millions of speakers

English

right triangle
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सही त्रिकोण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مثلث قائم الزاوية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

прямоугольный треугольник
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

triângulo retângulo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সঠিক ত্রিভুজ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

triangle rectangle
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Segi tiga kanan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

rechtwinkliges Dreieck
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

直角三角形
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

직각 삼각형
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tengen segitiga
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tam giác vuông
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வலது முக்கோணம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उजवा त्रिकोण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sağ üçgen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

triangolo rettangolo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

trójkąt prostokątny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

прямокутний трикутник
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

triunghi dreptunghic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ορθογώνιο τρίγωνο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

reg driehoek
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

rätvinklig triangel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rettvinklet trekant
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RIGHT TRIANGLE»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about right triangle

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RIGHT TRIANGLE»

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Shortcut Geometry: A Quick and Easy Way to Increase Your ...
WHY IS THE RIGHT TRIANGLE SO IMPORTANT? Of all of the figures in geometry, the right triangle plays a critical role. The right triangle is used for measurement, both in the real world and throughout geometry. Right triangles form the basis ...
Colleen Schultz, Catherine Jeremko, 2007
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The Right Triangle
Then a letter came, and she went 33 years back in time. It brought people back into her life that she thought were gone forever. This is a true love story with so many different kinds and so many different levels of love.
Martha Anne Hudson, 2012
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C# Cookbook
See Also See the “Checked Keyword” and “Checked and Unchecked” topics in the MSDN documentation. 1.14 Finding the Length of Any Three Sides of a Right Triangle Problem You need to calculate the length of one side of a triangle when  ...
Jay Hilyard, Stephen Teilhet, 2006
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Precalculus: A Right Triangle Approach
-- This is the eBook of the printed book and may not include any media, website access codes, or print supplements that may come packaged with the bound book.
Jogindar Ratti, Marcus S. McWaters, 2014
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Trigonometry
We have seen that a triangle with sides 5, 12, and 13 is a right triangle. Can you find a right triangle, with integer sides, whose shortest side has length 10? length 15? 6. Exercises 4 and 5 suggest that we can construct one integer-side right ...
I.M. Gelfand, Izrailʹ Moiseevich Gelʹfand, Mark Saul, 2001
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The Art of Floral Design
Right-triangle designs can point to the right or left. according to the location selected for displaying them (see Figure 12-19). These designs can also be made in pairs and placed on a mantle or table to frame and give importance to a picture or ...
Norah Hunter, 1999
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Kaplan GRE Exam Math Workbook
Since 32 42 52, you can have a right triangle with legs of lengths 3 and 4, and hypotenuse of length 5. This is probably the most common kind of right triangle on the GRE. You should be familiar with the numbers, so that whenever you see a ...
Kaplan, 2008
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Technical Drawing
A right triangle is a triangle having a right angle or an angle of 90°. The two sides forming the right angle are called legs, and the third side (the longest) is the hypotenuse. Any triangle inscribed in a semicircle is a right triangle. Figure 4-7.
David L. Goetsch, 2004
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GMAT For Dummies
You can solve GMAT problems for the lengths of the sides of right triangles by using a groovy little formula called the Pythagorean theorem and by memorizing some common right triangle side lengths. Digging Pythagoras and his theorem The ...
Scott Hatch, Lisa Zimmer Hatch, 2006
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Math Workbook for the SAT I
... of the acute triangle in the figure is 10. Since the hypotenuse of the right triangle in the figure is 10, the lengths of the sides of the right triangle form a (6, 8, 10) Pythagorean triple, where x = 6. 5. D Since you are told that AABC is equilateral, ...
Lawrence S. Leff, 2000

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RIGHT TRIANGLE»

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Geometrically Speaking
... we would wind up with a RIGHT TRIANGLE. We also have a TRAPEZOID, a RECTANGLE and a PARALLELOGRAM. As a bonus, Mr. Landman has managed ... «New York Times, Apr 15»
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GeekDad Puzzle of the Week – Right Triangle Numbers
For your chance at this week's fabulous prize answer this question: Are there any sets of three triangle numbers that could be the sides of a right triangle? If not ... «GeekDad, Aug 14»
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What Is a Proof?
The claim is that every right triangle you ever draw or find in nature will always have this property. It doesn't matter if you're here on Earth now, or on some alien ... «LiveScience.com, Jun 14»
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500 Lightstick-Toting Math Enthusiasts 'Pythagorized' NYC's Iconic …
The proof of the Flatiron building's right triangle nature is based on the Pythagorean theorem — the statement that for a right triangle with legs (shorter sides) of ... «Business Insider, Dec 13»
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How to Trade a Descending Triangle
Another name for the descending triangle is the right triangle pattern due to its similarity to the geometric shape of the same name. The height of the triangle ... «DailyFX, Nov 13»
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The Influence of Pythagoras on Baseball
Like the method of squaring the two sides of a right triangle that form a 90-degree angle to determine the squared length of the longest side, Pythagorean ... «New York Times, Jul 13»
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Jason Garrett quizzes Miles Austin on Pythagoras and right triangles
He was asking Austin about the hypotenuse of a right triangle. ... Using triangles and mathematicians to explain the correct depth on routes is something Garrett ... «Dallas Morning News, Jul 13»
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'Summer Triangle' Promises Skywatching Treat
This huge triangle is composed of three of the brightest stars in the sky, each the ... "Altair, Vega (in the Lyre), and Deneb (in the Swan) form a huge right triangle, ... «Space.com, Jun 10»

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