[Healeys] Right triangle dimension needed

[pennell at cox.net]

And John it always handy to remember the rule of 3,4,5.  3 squared + 4 squared = 5 squared.  Helps to easily check things for square and applicable in any unit.

Keith Pennell

---- John Sims <ahbn6 at verizon.net> wrote: 
> I come up with 6 also The proof is the  Pythagorean Theorem where you take
> the square root of the sum of the square of the horizontal side plus the
> square of the base with the answer being the hypotenuse. One side being 6 -
> 36, one side being 8 = 64 the sum of which is 100 and the square root of
> which is 10. Thus the missing number is 6.
> 
> That is the OLD math - Ed -- several thousands of years old. And, still
> holds true today. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pythagorean_theorem
> John Sims, BN6
> Aberdeen, NJ
>  
> www.healey6.com
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> -----Original Message-----
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> On Behalf Of Ed's Shop
> Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 7:50 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Right triangle dimension needed
> 
> <<    6
> Cheers.......Bob>>
> 
> Sorry but NO, Bob !!!
> 
> "Down" here 'New Math' is still taught in some of 
> our lower level (age wise) schools and therefore 
> the answer IS:
> 
> 33 1/3 !!!
> 
> Regards...
> 
> Ed
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