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cateto
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ciascuno dei due lati del triangolo adiacenti all'angolo retto
A cathetus is one of the two shorter sides of a right triangle that form the right angle, as opposed to the hypotenuse, which is the longest side opposite the right angle. Understanding catheti matters in geometry and trigonometry because their lengths and relationships determine the properties of right triangles and are used in the Pythagorean theorem.
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- Instance of
- edge
- Part of
- right triangle
- Image
- Triangle Sides.svg
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- opposite of
- hypotenuse
- quantity
- 2
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
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Article · Italiano
In un triangolo rettangolo è detto cateto (dal greco káthetos, κάθετος: linea perpendicolare) ciascuno dei due lati adiacenti all'angolo retto. Il lato opposto all'angolo retto si chiama invece ipotenusa.
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