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Cathetus

In a right triangle, a cathetus (originally from Greek κάθετος, "perpendicular"; plural: catheti), commonly known as a leg, is either of the sides that are adjacent to the right angle. It is occasionally called a "side about the right angle". The side opposite the right angle is the hypotenuse. In the context of the hypotenuse, the catheti are sometimes…

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Cathetus → An Introduction, Bernhardsen, Encyclopaedia, Eric, Geographic Information Systems, MathematicsWeisstein, MathWorld, New York, Wiley
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Cathetus → geometric mean of the length of the adjacent segment cut by the altitude to the hypotenuse and the length of the whole hypotenuse.By the Pythagorean theorem

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right catheti hypotenuse triangle angle lengths adjacent volute sides side equal length greek isosceles ratio altitude ionic capital originally κάθετος

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Cathetusis ageometric mean of the length of the adjacent segment cut by the altitude to the hypotenuse and the length of the whole hypotenuse.By the Pythagorean theorem0.90text
Cathetusrelated to External linksBernhardsen0.60section
Cathetusrelated to External linksGeographic Information Systems0.60section
Cathetusrelated to External linksAn Introduction0.60section
Cathetusrelated to External linksNew York0.60section
Cathetusrelated to External linksWiley0.60section
Cathetusrelated to External linksEncyclopaedia0.60section
Cathetusrelated to External linksMathematicsWeisstein0.60section
Cathetusrelated to External linksEric0.60section
Cathetusrelated to External linksMathWorld0.60section

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