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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 ...

Over the years, many mathematicians have tried to prove the theorem using algebra and geometry but using trigonometry was ...

(Unsplash) Pythagoras' theorem, summarised by the equation a2+b2=c2, describes the relationship between the sides of a right-angled triangle, where the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum ...

But the principle is a mainstay of math class and enables the calculation of the length of any side of a right-angled triangle — as long as the lengths of the other two sides are known.