The sides of right-angled triangles are labelled opposite, hypotenuse and adjacent. Trigonometry explores the relationship between sides and angles in right-angled triangles. The hypotenuse is the ...

Trigonometry close trigonometryThe study of sides and angles in triangles. can be used to find a missing angle in a right-angled triangle when two sides are known. An understanding of the three ...

This is an updated version of a story first published on Nov. 1, 2024 For centuries, students have learned that in a right triangle, the square of the hypotenuse equals the sum of the squares of the ...