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Originally posted by Faceman:
It IS right and a basic trigonometric formula. I don't know the Englisch term but in German it's the "Sinussatz" opposed to the
"Cosinussatz" : c² = a² + b² + 2a*b*cosACB
which is the global sentence of the commonly known Pythagoras (if you put ACB = 90 you get it)
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Cool. I knew the "Cosinussatz" (which is "cosinusregel" in dutch i.e. cosinusrule) but I can't remember ever knowing the simple ratios equation. Memory is a strange thing. [img]smile.gif[/img]
Something to remember!
It does help the blackhawk problem, as you described. I should find some time and try to solve it. Don't know when though.
Have you thought up any new problems? I think they are pretty good, especially because they are not standard, dry, take-this-formula-and-these-constants-and-start-up-your-calculator type problems. My favourite is the exploding, rain-giving balloon.
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[ 08-26-2003, 03:01 AM: Message edited by: Deejax ]