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Explain this to me ...

Martin said:
Litany: I think I get what you're saying. That said, I'm gonna lie down now, because my head hurts.
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Ok, you go lie down. Have a little nap. And if you think you can feel someone rifling through your pockets, just ignore it. It's just the wind.
 
Litany said:
How about everyone prints out the original triangle and then rearranges the bits, then we'll reconvene after a short break for naps.
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Can we get dressed in our PJs and tell ghost stories and stuff? :eek:


RaVeN
 
Mile-O-Phile said:
If it's two right angled triangles, then the missing area is due to the angle of the hypotenuse.
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I wanted to question this because we've been studying triangles for who knows how long. How the hell can a hypotenuse get an angle when a hypotenuse is the longest line in a right triangle?!?!?!

Mile-O-Phile said:
Neither are a straight line.
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Then I guess those lines are curvy??? Then they aren't supposed to be triangles at all. =X

Mile-O-Phile said:
The hypotenuse of the full triangle actually contains an obtuse angle while the triangle with the missing piece has a reflex angle.
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This one got me stumped. An obtuse angle, what I recall, is more than 90 degrees, and how can a right angle contain an obtuse angle when a right angle is 90 degrees. I haven't a clue on what a reflex angle is.

Err, if you don't mind me asking, did you just do that to confuse everyone? :rolleyes: Sorry everyone, I'm in a bad mood.
 
Litany said:
Look at where the top of the triangle crosses the graph lines. It's pretty simple if you just pay attention. The area covered is exactly the same in both diagrams.
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That's what I also thought m'dear! :)

If you'd look at the top triangles on both diagrams, the big one occupies a larger area on the second diagram, so there's space left on the bottom part to reveal a gap.
 
Stella Leanna said:
I wanted to question this because we've been studying triangles for who knows how long. How the hell can a hypotenuse get an angle when a hypotenuse is the longest line in a right triangle?!?!?!



Then I guess those lines are curvy??? Then they aren't supposed to be triangles at all. =X



This one got me stumped. An obtuse angle, what I recall, is more than 90 degrees, and how can a right angle contain an obtuse angle when a right angle is 90 degrees. I haven't a clue on what a reflex angle is.

Err, if you don't mind me asking, did you just do that to confuse everyone? :rolleyes: Sorry everyone, I'm in a bad mood.
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*thinks*
uhhmm... right.
 
Stella Leanna said:
How the hell can a hypotenuse get an angle when a hypotenuse is the longest line in a right triangle?!?!?!
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A hypotenuse can't get an angle as it is a straiht line but I had to refer to the specific line so that it could be seen that it wasn't straight.

This one got me stumped. An obtuse angle, what I recall, is more than 90 degrees, and how can a right angle contain an obtuse angle when a right angle is 90 degrees. I haven't a clue on what a reflex angle is.
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Since, I've said that I know that it wasn't a straight line then the angle was now obtuse (less than 180 degrees). The second line has an angle greater than 180 degrees (a reflex angle.)

:D
 
Mile-O-Phile said:
The second line has an angle greater than 180 degrees (a reflex angle.)

:D
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oohh... so that's a reflex angle! lol coz i never thought there was such an angle.. all i knew were the acute, right, and obtuse.
 
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