Right Angled
1 angle is a right angle which is 90 degrees
No lines of symmetry
Hypotenuse
The longest side is called the hypotenuse
Pythagoras Theorem
This only works for right angled triangles
a2 + b2 = c2
Using the length of 2 sides you can calculate the length of the third side.
Basic Trigonometry
More Details
Calculating the length of the sides
Calculating the size of the angles - using the inverse functions
SOH
sin x = opposite / hypotenuse
CAH
cos x = adjacent / hypotenuse
TOA
tan x = opposite / adjacent
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