adjacent
Let be an angle of a triangle. A side of the triangle is adjacent to if it is one of the sides (http://planetmath.org/Angle) of .
When a phrase such as “adjacent of an angle” is used, one must determine from context whether it refers to this definition of adjacent or the other definition of adjacent (http://planetmath.org/Adjacent2). Note that the latter is specifically for right triangles.
| Title | adjacent |
|---|---|
| Canonical name | Adjacent1 |
| Date of creation | 2013-03-22 17:10:44 |
| Last modified on | 2013-03-22 17:10:44 |
| Owner | Wkbj79 (1863) |
| Last modified by | Wkbj79 (1863) |
| Numerical id | 6 |
| Author | Wkbj79 (1863) |
| Entry type | Definition |
| Classification | msc 51-00 |
| Synonym | adjacent side |