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Forum Name: This and that
Topic ID: 772
Message ID: 6
#6, RE: Pythagorean Theorem Incomplete?
Posted by alexb on Jun-19-07 at 09:02 PM
In response to message #5
I suggest you do one of two things, or both:

1. Secure a calculator, a ruler and a protracter, draw a few scalene triangles, and see if you formula holds even approximately.

2. Look up the Law of Cosines, or the Cosine Law and think whether you can bridge between it and your formula.