So…. maybe I’m just not a very good Modern Major General, but I am having a hard time coming up with more than 1 cheerful fact about the square of the hypotenuse.
1. The square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other 2 sides of the triangle.
Yes indeedy-do. There is no doubting that is a very solid fact about the square of the hypotenuse. But Major General Stanley clearly states that he knows MANY cheerful factS about the square of the hypotenuse.
So help me out dear readers. Give me some more facts. And no fair cheating and giving facts about just the hypotenuse. I need facts about the SQUARE of the hypotenuse
8 responses to “Name me 2 cheerful facts about the square of the hypotenuse”
Glad I could inspire such lovely blog posts. 🙂 Wish I could help you here. But I didn’t even know ONE cheerful fact about the square of the hypotenuse.
And for the record, maybe you should have a link to the definition of hypotenuse for those of us who have forgotten our geometry. 🙂
For those not in the know, the hypotenuse is what you call the longest side of a right triangle.
If a2 + b2 = c2, then the triangle is right.
If a2 + b2 > c2, then the triangle is acute.
If a2 + b2 < c2, then the triangle is obtuse. therefore, the square of the hypotenuse can determine the type of triangle you have.
But alas, a hypotenuse by definition is only on a right triangle.
saying “the square of a hypotenuse” 10 times fast with a spanish accent is a very cheerful activity.
Try it.
How can a hypotenuse be square? I thought it was a line 😉
If you have a hypotenuse, then you have a right triangle.
But again, that is only a fact about a hypotenuse, not about the square of a hypotenuse. And don’t try to give me “If you have a square of a hypotenuse then you have a right triangle”