Right Triangle

From legs a and b computes hypotenuse, angles, area, and perimeter of a right triangle.

Hypotenuse c

5,00

Angle A

36,87°

Angle B

53,13°

Angle C

90,00°

Area

6,00

Perimeter

12,00

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Formula

c = √(a² + b²), angle A = arctan(a/b), B = 90° − A, area = ab/2, perimeter = a + b + c

Example: a = 3, b = 4 → c = 5, area = 6, A ≈ 36.87°

Methodology

Missing sides from Pythagorean theorem, angles from sin/cos/tan.

Example

Hypotenuse 10, leg 6 → other leg = √(100−36) = 8.

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