Jake
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How would I work out the diagonal measurement(Red line) on the picture i made below(measurements are in meters)? Would make my life so much easier if i knew this!
cheers
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AlexSXI
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Isn't that just 5m 
In the 3,4,5 method??
I could be very wrong though.  
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Nath
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I did this at school but have forgotten 
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Chrissy
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Use Pythagoras
>>>> Chris <<<<
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Jake
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ok. that was a simple measurement. How about if it was 3.5x5.2m
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Kurt
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http://www.qub.ac.uk/keyskills/WN/Numeracytriangles.html#saright
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In a right-angled triangle, what is the length of side c if a = 3 and b = 4?
Given a2 + b2 = c2
so 32 + 42 = c2
9 + 16 = c2
25 = c2
c=Ö25
So c = 5
[Edited on 18-02-2010 by Kurt]
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JonnyJ
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quote:
Originally posted by will_doyle
I put a ruler against the screen and it is 11.5cm
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Chrissy
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its (c squared)=(a squared)+(b squared)
Then find the route of c squared..
>>>> Chris <<<<
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Dom
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SquareRoot(x²+y²)
It's basic pythagoras
edit - in your example, you would square root 3.5²+5.2m²
[Edited on 18-02-2010 by Dom]
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adiohead
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c = 5
a2 + b2 = c2
GOD DAMN BEATEN TO IT BY LOADS OF OTHERS :@
[Edited on 18-02-2010 by adiohead]
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Jake
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cheers lads. Probably save us 10minutes of fucking about with that equation!
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Colin
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Its just a 3-4-5 triangle.....you learn that in Primary 3 or something, there's no calculation to do!!
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Jake
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i was looking for a calculation that i can use with any measurement. It's sorted
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Hammer
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The 3, 4, 5 triangle is the basic model for a right angled triangle in school. For any other triangle with different sides it's the square of the hypotenuse (the length directly across from the right angle) is equal to the sum of the square of the other 2 sides.
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AlexSXI
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Yay! I was right  Thank fook as i use maths at work all the time
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cpcrampton
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I find it quite hard to believe you had to ask this question.
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Jake
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yes thankyou im thick as shit. we use the 345 method to check if something is square but for setting out i wanted to know a simple equation we can do on our phone calcs
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x14xe sport
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quote:
Originally posted by AlexSXI
Isn't that just 5m
In the 3,4,5 method??
I could be very wrong though.
correct, good trick for squaring things up 
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AlunJ
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quote:
Originally posted by JonnyJ
quote:
Originally posted by will_doyle
I put a ruler against the screen and it is 11.5cm
it's 12cm on mine
[Edited on 18-02-2010 by AlunJ]
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BlueCorsa
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quote:
Originally posted by JonnyJ
quote:
Originally posted by will_doyle
I put a ruler against the screen and it is 11.5cm
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