I want to find out the angle for the expression a 3 + b 3...
Zoagliaj
Answered
2022-07-20
I want to find out the angle for the expression .
Answer & Explanation
kamphundg4
Expert
2022-07-21Added 20 answers
Step 1 There is no single angle corresponding to the relationship . Suppose that a triangle has sides of lengths a,b, and c such that . We know from the law of cosines that if θ is the angle opposite the side of length c, then , so . Now let’s look at just a few examples. If , then , and . Step 2 If and , then , and . If and , then , and . As you can see, these values of are all different, so the angles themselves are also different.
suchonosdy
Expert
2022-07-22Added 3 answers
Step 1 You do get slightly different answers for the Pythagorean Theorem on the surface of a sphere of radius 1, or the hyperbolic plane of curvature -1. On the sphere, a right triangle with geodesic lengths of legs a,b and hypotenuse c obeys , while in the hyperbolic plane with curvature -1 it becomes . Step 2 In both cases, if you write out the functions as power series in a, b, c, you see that the limit as a, b, c all shrink to nearly 0 is the traditional Pythagorean Theorem.