opposite
Given a right triangle with an acute angle , the side of the triangle that is opposite of is the side of the triangle that is not a side (http://planetmath.org/Angle) of .
This definition can be generalized to any triangle and any angle : The side of the triangle that is opposite of is the side of the triangle that is not a side of . This more general definition is not used as commonly as the definition for right triangles.
Title | opposite |
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Canonical name | Opposite |
Date of creation | 2013-03-22 15:59:28 |
Last modified on | 2013-03-22 15:59:28 |
Owner | Wkbj79 (1863) |
Last modified by | Wkbj79 (1863) |
Numerical id | 13 |
Author | Wkbj79 (1863) |
Entry type | Definition |
Classification | msc 51-00 |
Classification | msc 51-01 |
Synonym | opposite side |
Related topic | Sohcahtoa |