right-angled triangle

noun

British
: a triangle that has a right angle

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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. Katie Hunt, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024 The house Linda and her husband, John, have lived in since 2010 is the only one on their particular right-angled triangle, a block enclosed by Western Avenue, Fessenden Street and 47th Street NW in Friendship Heights. John Kelly, Washington Post, 16 May 2023

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“Right-angled triangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/right-angled%20triangle. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.

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