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Triangle has two solutions with side c=1.60765174794 and with side c=0.27438843527

#1 Acute scalene triangle.

The lengths of the sides of the triangle:
a = 2.25
b = 2.15
c = 1.60765174794

Area: T = 1.64219760508
Perimeter: p = 6.00765174794
Semiperimeter: s = 3.00332587397

Angle ∠ A = α = 71.94659111748° = 71°56'45″ = 1.25656930333 rad
Angle ∠ B = β = 65.3° = 65°18' = 1.14397000016 rad
Angle ∠ C = γ = 42.75440888252° = 42°45'15″ = 0.74661996187 rad

Altitude (height) to the side a: ha = 1.46595342673
Altitude (height) to the side b: hb = 1.52774195821
Altitude (height) to the side c: hc = 2.04441433994

Median: ma = 1.52884221294
Median: mb = 1.63328117484
Median: mc = 2.04987253103

Inradius: r = 0.54767314651
Circumradius: R = 1.18332584743

Vertex coordinates: A[1.60765174794; 0] B[0; 0] C[0.94402009161; 2.04441433994]
Centroid: CG[0.84989061318; 0.68113811331]
Coordinates of the circumscribed circle: U[0.80332587397; 0.8698836011]
Coordinates of the inscribed circle: I[0.85332587397; 0.54767314651]

Exterior (or external, outer) angles of the triangle:
∠ A' = α' = 108.05440888252° = 108°3'15″ = 1.25656930333 rad
∠ B' = β' = 114.7° = 114°42' = 1.14397000016 rad
∠ C' = γ' = 137.24659111748° = 137°14'45″ = 0.74661996187 rad


How did we calculate this triangle?

The calculation of the triangle has two phases. The first phase calculates all three sides of the triangle from the input parameters. The first phase is different for the different triangles query entered. The second phase calculates other triangle characteristics, such as angles, area, perimeter, heights, the center of gravity, circle radii, etc. Some input data also results in two to three correct triangle solutions (e.g., if the specified triangle area and two sides - typically resulting in both acute and obtuse) triangle).

1. Use the Law of Cosines


We know the lengths of all three sides of the triangle, so the triangle is uniquely specified. Next, we calculate another of its characteristics - the same procedure for calculating the triangle from the known three sides SSS.
a=2.25 b=2.15 c=1.61

2. The triangle perimeter is the sum of the lengths of its three sides

p=a+b+c=2.25+2.15+1.61=6.01

3. Semiperimeter of the triangle

The semiperimeter of the triangle is half its perimeter. The semiperimeter frequently appears in formulas for triangles to be given a separate name. By the triangle inequality, the longest side length of a triangle is less than the semiperimeter.

s=2p=26.01=3

4. The triangle area using Heron's formula

Heron's formula gives the area of a triangle when the length of all three sides is known. There is no need to calculate angles or other distances in the triangle first. Heron's formula works equally well in all cases and types of triangles.

5. Calculate the heights of the triangle from its area.

There are many ways to find the height of the triangle. The easiest way is from the area and base length. The triangle area is half of the product of the base's length and height. Every side of the triangle can be a base; there are three bases and three heights (altitudes). Triangle height is the perpendicular line segment from a vertex to a line containing the base.

T=2aha  ha=a2 T=2.252 1.64=1.46 hb=b2 T=2.152 1.64=1.53 hc=c2 T=1.612 1.64=2.04

6. Calculation of the inner angles of the triangle using a Law of Cosines

The Law of Cosines is useful for finding a triangle's angles when we know all three sides. The cosine rule, also known as the Law of Cosines, relates all three sides of a triangle with an angle of a triangle. The Law of Cosines extrapolates the Pythagorean theorem for any triangle. Pythagorean theorem works only in a right triangle. Pythagorean theorem is a special case of the Law of Cosines and can be derived from it because the cosine of 90° is 0. It is best to find the angle opposite the longest side first. With the Law of Cosines, there is also no problem with obtuse angles as with the Law of Sines because the cosine function is negative for obtuse angles, zero for right, and positive for acute angles. We also use an inverse cosine called arccosine to determine the angle from the cosine value.

7. Inradius

An incircle of a triangle is a tangent circle to each side. An incircle center is called an incenter and has a radius named inradius. All triangles have an incenter, and it always lies inside the triangle. The incenter is the intersection of the three-angle bisectors. The product of a triangle's inradius and semiperimeter (half the perimeter) is its area.

8. Circumradius

The circumcircle of a triangle is a circle that passes through all of the triangle's vertices, and the circumradius of a triangle is the radius of the triangle's circumcircle. The circumcenter (center of the circumcircle) is the point where the perpendicular bisectors of a triangle intersect.

9. Calculation of medians

A median of a triangle is a line segment joining a vertex to the opposite side's midpoint. Every triangle has three medians, and they all intersect each other at the triangle's centroid. The centroid divides each median into parts in the ratio of 2:1, with the centroid being twice as close to the midpoint of a side as it is to the opposite vertex. We use Apollonius's theorem to calculate a median's length from its side's lengths.



#2 Obtuse scalene triangle.

The lengths of the sides of the triangle:
a = 2.25
b = 2.15
c = 0.27438843527

Area: T = 0.28799294459
Perimeter: p = 4.67438843527
Semiperimeter: s = 2.33769421764

Angle ∠ A = α = 108.05440888252° = 108°3'15″ = 1.88658996202 rad
Angle ∠ B = β = 65.3° = 65°18' = 1.14397000016 rad
Angle ∠ C = γ = 6.64659111748° = 6°38'45″ = 0.11659930318 rad

Altitude (height) to the side a: ha = 0.24988261742
Altitude (height) to the side b: hb = 0.26603994846
Altitude (height) to the side c: hc = 2.04441433994

Median: ma = 1.04107359508
Median: mb = 1.18987520008
Median: mc = 2.19663029937

Inradius: r = 0.12197844982
Circumradius: R = 1.18332584743

Vertex coordinates: A[0.27438843527; 0] B[0; 0] C[0.94402009161; 2.04441433994]
Centroid: CG[0.40546950896; 0.68113811331]
Coordinates of the circumscribed circle: U[0.13769421764; 1.17553073884]
Coordinates of the inscribed circle: I[0.18769421764; 0.12197844982]

Exterior (or external, outer) angles of the triangle:
∠ A' = α' = 71.94659111748° = 71°56'45″ = 1.88658996202 rad
∠ B' = β' = 114.7° = 114°42' = 1.14397000016 rad
∠ C' = γ' = 173.35440888252° = 173°21'15″ = 0.11659930318 rad


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How did we calculate this triangle?

The calculation of the triangle has two phases. The first phase calculates all three sides of the triangle from the input parameters. The first phase is different for the different triangles query entered. The second phase calculates other triangle characteristics, such as angles, area, perimeter, heights, the center of gravity, circle radii, etc. Some input data also results in two to three correct triangle solutions (e.g., if the specified triangle area and two sides - typically resulting in both acute and obtuse) triangle).

1. Use the Law of Cosines


We know the lengths of all three sides of the triangle, so the triangle is uniquely specified. Next, we calculate another of its characteristics - the same procedure for calculating the triangle from the known three sides SSS.
a=2.25 b=2.15 c=0.27

2. The triangle perimeter is the sum of the lengths of its three sides

p=a+b+c=2.25+2.15+0.27=4.67

3. Semiperimeter of the triangle

The semiperimeter of the triangle is half its perimeter. The semiperimeter frequently appears in formulas for triangles to be given a separate name. By the triangle inequality, the longest side length of a triangle is less than the semiperimeter.

s=2p=24.67=2.34

4. The triangle area using Heron's formula

Heron's formula gives the area of a triangle when the length of all three sides is known. There is no need to calculate angles or other distances in the triangle first. Heron's formula works equally well in all cases and types of triangles.

5. Calculate the heights of the triangle from its area.

There are many ways to find the height of the triangle. The easiest way is from the area and base length. The triangle area is half of the product of the base's length and height. Every side of the triangle can be a base; there are three bases and three heights (altitudes). Triangle height is the perpendicular line segment from a vertex to a line containing the base.

6. Calculation of the inner angles of the triangle using a Law of Cosines

The Law of Cosines is useful for finding a triangle's angles when we know all three sides. The cosine rule, also known as the Law of Cosines, relates all three sides of a triangle with an angle of a triangle. The Law of Cosines extrapolates the Pythagorean theorem for any triangle. Pythagorean theorem works only in a right triangle. Pythagorean theorem is a special case of the Law of Cosines and can be derived from it because the cosine of 90° is 0. It is best to find the angle opposite the longest side first. With the Law of Cosines, there is also no problem with obtuse angles as with the Law of Sines because the cosine function is negative for obtuse angles, zero for right, and positive for acute angles. We also use an inverse cosine called arccosine to determine the angle from the cosine value.

7. Inradius

An incircle of a triangle is a tangent circle to each side. An incircle center is called an incenter and has a radius named inradius. All triangles have an incenter, and it always lies inside the triangle. The incenter is the intersection of the three-angle bisectors. The product of a triangle's inradius and semiperimeter (half the perimeter) is its area.

8. Circumradius

The circumcircle of a triangle is a circle that passes through all of the triangle's vertices, and the circumradius of a triangle is the radius of the triangle's circumcircle. The circumcenter (center of the circumcircle) is the point where the perpendicular bisectors of a triangle intersect.

9. Calculation of medians

A median of a triangle is a line segment joining a vertex to the opposite side's midpoint. Every triangle has three medians, and they all intersect each other at the triangle's centroid. The centroid divides each median into parts in the ratio of 2:1, with the centroid being twice as close to the midpoint of a side as it is to the opposite vertex. We use Apollonius's theorem to calculate a median's length from its side's lengths.


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