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The scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz stated that the sum of the squares of any 2 sides in an isosceles triangle is equal to the square root of the remaining side. If that's supposed to be the Pythagorean Theorum, he said it totally wrong. The Pythagorean Theorum states that in a right triangle, the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the 2 other sides. I'm not a geometry wiz, but I do know that what the scarecrow said in the movie was not the correct statement of the Pythagorean Theorum. No right angles in an isosceles triangle. |
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alcohol + calculus = cannot be
beacuse: "don't drink and derive" -------------------- May the odds be ever in my favor
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The scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz stated that the sum of the squares of any 2 sides in an isosceles triangle is equal to the square root of the remaining side. If that's supposed to be the Pythagorean Theorum, he said it totally wrong. The Pythagorean Theorum states that in a right triangle, the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the 2 other sides. I'm not a geometry wiz, but I do know that what the scarecrow said in the movie was not the correct statement of the Pythagorean Theorum. Well the scarecrow only had straw for brains! -------------------- Never too old to have a happy childhood! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Don't put an age limit on your dreams! |
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I realize that an isosceles triangle is not a right triangle. I just don't know if what the scarecrow said about an isosceles triangle is true. Nope, not true. It was scripted incorrectly by the Oz film team, Bolger recited from script; it was supposed to be the Pythagorean Theorum. It also was not the Triangle Inequality Theorum. (careful with that acronym ![]() |
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Nope, not true. It was scripted incorrectly by the Oz film team, Bolger recited from script; it was supposed to be the Pythagorean Theorum. It also was not the Triangle Inequality Theorum. (careful with that acronym ![]() That's what I thought. I'm sure the film team team wanted the scarecrow to say the correct thing, having just received a degree in Thinkology. They screwed that up. ![]() |
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![]() -------------------- If you have one true friend in the world you are very rich. ~ Alistair Begg |
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![]() You know that kind of stuff is considered 'funny' in Physics departments... ![]() ![]() I am sure this is very interesting to all.... ![]() ![]() ![]() -------------------- "Science cannot solve the ultimate mystery of nature. And that is because, in the last analysis, we ourselves are part of nature and therefore part of the mystery that we are trying to solve." - Max Planck |
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You know that kind of stuff is considered 'funny' in Physics departments... ![]() ![]() I am sure this is very interesting to all.... ![]() ![]() ![]() But that's the only equations I know how to post.....funny ones! ![]() Just living up to my capabilities is all..... ![]() -------------------- If you have one true friend in the world you are very rich. ~ Alistair Begg |
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I have wondered a long time on this:
Is there one equation that can determine the length of one side of an octagon when that octagon's overall width (side to side) matches that of a square of which the width is given? Or side square = 10 |
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I have wondered a long time on this: Is there one equation that can determine the length of one side of an octagon when that octagon's overall width (side to side) matches that of a square of which the width is given? Or side square = 10 Yeah, I've often wondered that too, stu.... ![]() I'm off work and needing something unfathomable to contemplate ![]() -------------------- If you have one true friend in the world you are very rich. ~ Alistair Begg |
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Still contemplating Stusson's complex problem above but in the interim, Yahoo
has posted a list of the top 10 best and worst jobs for 2012 compiled by CareerCast. Among the top 10 BEST jobs: 10. Mathematician 2012 pay: $99,191 2011 pay: $94,178 Change in pay: +5.3% Change on list: down 7 “Mathematician has always been in our top 10,” Lee said. “The primary reason here is that the basis of all science is math … Math skills are always in great demand." So all you mathmatically minded guys (and gals?) out there...this could be your future! (Personally, I suck at math, even worse than spelling! ![]() -------------------- If you have one true friend in the world you are very rich. ~ Alistair Begg |
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6X+(-4X/2X)+4-2=4X+6
Solve for X This post has been edited by The Day After Tommorow: Oct 11 2012, 07:01 PM -------------------- "AS THE 48+HR TIME FRAME IS NOT EXACTLY THE NAM`S WHEELHOUSE"
-NWS Discussion FF/EMT WX HOBBYIST Rest Easy, FF Jules EOW 12.18.2017 |
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-------------------- If you have one true friend in the world you are very rich. ~ Alistair Begg |
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Rank: F5 Superstorm ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Member Posts: 6,161 Joined: 17-April 10 From: Wappinger Falls, NY Member No.: 22,541 ![]() |
6X+(-4X/2X)+4-2=4X+6 Solve for X 6x+(-4x/2x)+4-2=4x+6 6x-2x+4-2=4x+6 4x+4-2=4x+6 4x+2=4X+6 2=6 NO SOLUTION I wasn't paying attention when I made the equation. -------------------- "AS THE 48+HR TIME FRAME IS NOT EXACTLY THE NAM`S WHEELHOUSE"
-NWS Discussion FF/EMT WX HOBBYIST Rest Easy, FF Jules EOW 12.18.2017 |
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6x+(-4x/2x)+4-2=4x+6 6x-2x+4-2=4x+6 4x+4-2=4x+6 4x+2=4X+6 2=6 NO SOLUTION I wasn't paying attention when I made the equation. Shame ![]() ![]() ![]() -------------------- Never too old to have a happy childhood! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Don't put an age limit on your dreams! |
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Tan(90)
-------------------- A forum post should be like a skirt, short enough to get your attention but long enough to cover the topic!
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Tan(90) Not being 'big' in math - is that a equation or a statement? -------------------- Never too old to have a happy childhood! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Don't put an age limit on your dreams! |
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Tan(90) Not being 'big' in math - is that a equation or a statement? It is Trig. He is asking for the Tan of 90 degrees which is Undefined/0/infinity; depending on how you're using it. -------------------- |
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