Simple Math Question

[Raider Nation Fisher]

My 5 year old son asked me a question today at dinner. "What is the square root of a triangle?"

Well I am completely stumped on this one. Once they started adding letters to math, I kinda checked out. So all you math gurus that fish. What is the square root of a triangle?

[deaknh03]

depends how much of my "glaucoma" meds I take.

[Long Mike]

There ain't no such thing as the square root of a triangle.

[slonezp]

This is the answer I found when I googled it.

 

Its 1/2 3x + y where x is I don't care and y is no one cares

[preach4bass]

The square root of a triangle is...uh....um....uh...."Hey son, how would you like to skip school on Monday and go hunting with dear ol' dad?  The rut is in full swing, and you're sure to learn a lot more useful information in the Fall woods than in some stuffy math classroom."  That's the square root of a triangle!

[Raider Nation Fisher]

a squred + b squared = y squared.

So assuming that it is a 90* triangle (right triangle) a and b both being equal in this scenario. a would be equal to b squared or thusly being a to the fourth power. So the new equation would be a to the fourth power equals y squared. Thusly a to the fourth would give the length of y squared. When multiplied by the hypotenous of the triangle. Thusly giving you the length of y. Which in turn would be the square root of said triangle. Least I believe that's how I remember it. I'm not sure though. It may be the square root of a to the fourth power times the hypotenouse will give you y squared.

[Raider Nation Fisher]

The square root of a triangle is...uh....um....uh...."Hey son, how would you like to skip school on Monday and go hunting with dear ol' dad?  The rut is in full swing, and you're sure to learn a lot more useful information in the Fall woods than in some stuffy math classroom."  That's the square root of a triangle!

That's actually very similar to what I told him. His mom shot it down though.

Honestly I don't even know where he learned the word square root. The boy is in Kindergarten. He dang sure didn't hear it from me.

[slonezp]

a squred + b squared = y squared.

So assuming that it is a 90* triangle (right triangle) a and b both being equal in this scenario. a would b equal to b squared or thusly being a to the fourth power. So the new equation would be a to the fourth power equals y squared. Thusly a to the fourth would give the length of y squared. When multiplied by the hypotenous of the triangle. Thusly giving you the length of y. Which in turn would be the square root of said triangle. Least I believe that's how I remember it. I'm not sure though. It may be the square root of a to the fourth power times the hypotenouse will give you y squared.

I think I need some glaucoma medication....

[tipptruck1]

There is such a thing. Not that hard to figure out. I just can't recall on how to do it. If I had my math book and smart calculator with me. I could figure this out for you in a few minutes. 

 

This might help you though.http://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/Triangles.faq.question.113059.html

[Raider Nation Fisher]

There is such a thing. Not that hard to figure out. I just can't recall on how to do it. If I had my math book and smart calculator with me. I could figure this out for you in a few minutes. 

 

This might help you though.http://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/Triangles.faq.question.113059.html

I just called my sister about the question. She explained it to me. As you said there is no square root of a triangle. Basically the link you posted is the simple version of how she described it to me. Something about using the square root of the hypotenuse to find the length of the third leg of the triangle. Or something along those lines.

I got Ds in algebraI and algebraII. I ended up having to take remedial algebra in college, and finished the class with a 32. Like I said letters aren't supposed to be involved with math.

[flyfisher]

There is no such thing as a square root of a triangle.  Think of it logically here....a triangle is a shape an object and the square root of something is numerically related.

 

now are there formulas that use the square root when looking at a triangle, absolutely.  A squared + B squared = C squared is used to determine the length of any of the legs of  right triangle assuming you have the other two.

[Raider Nation Fisher]

I think I need some glaucoma medication....

My remedial algebra professor had glaucoma, least he liked the medicine A LOT. He also was the biggest nerd I have ever met in my life. Almost on par with my English professor. She wished it was still 1960 and she was back in a commune.

[QUAKEnSHAKE]

a squred + b squared = y squared.

So assuming that it is a 90* triangle (right triangle) a and b both being equal in this scenario. a would be equal to b squared or thusly being a to the fourth power. So the new equation would be a to the fourth power equals y squared. Thusly a to the fourth would give the length of y squared. When multiplied by the hypotenous of the triangle. Thusly giving you the length of y. Which in turn would be the square root of said triangle. Least I believe that's how I remember it. I'm not sure though. It may be the square root of a to the fourth power times the hypotenouse will give you y squared.

 

 Well Its not a to the 4th power. Using your 90 degree triangle where A is the same distance as B so I gave them a distance of 3 for the fun of it.

 

A=3 & B=3 we will square them and then add them getting

 

A=9 + B=9 thats 9+9= 18  then to get- y squared-  you find square root of 18 and thats is around 4.24

so y squared =4.24 roughly

 

A to the fourth power is 3x3x3x3 thats 3x3=9, 9x3=27, 27x3=  81

[Raider Nation Fisher]

Well Its not a to the 4th power. Using your 90 degree triangle where A is the same distance as B so I gave them a distance of 3 for the fun of it.

 

A=3 & B=3 we will square them and then add them getting

 

A=9 + B=9 thats 9+9= 18  then to get- y squared-  you find square root of 18 and thats is around 4.24

so y squared =4.24 roughly

 

A to the fourth power is 3x3x3x3 thats 3x3=9, 9x3=27, 27x3=  81

Thusly how I ended up with D's. Just reverse the 8 and the 1. On thr last one.

[Root beer]

The answer is 69

[Long Mike]

You guys may be great fishermen, but when it comes to math, I would suggest you switch to Senkos.

[slonezp]

The answer is 69

and the square root of that is 8 something

[Fishing Rhino]

The answer is 69

 

You're thinking of a romantic triangle.

[Fishing Rhino]

There ain't no such thing as the square root of a triangle.

 

Ignore the children.  They are being obtuse.  It's an acute condition.

[retiredbosn]

No such thing as the square root of a triangle. When you add the degree of all the angles of any triangle you get 180° the square root of 180 is approximately 13.41, but that is the square root of the sum total of the three angles, and doesn't do squat to allow u to find important stuff like the length of legs, etc. Think someone had been eating skittles with kool aid

[Helluva_Engineer]

[Hyrule Bass]

 

the answer is...Four...

[Bankbeater]

Aren't there programs that figure this type of thing?

[tipptruck1]

Aren't there programs that figure this type of thing?

If there are apps for smart phones. That can figure out the lenght of a triangle, or the degree of the triangle. With only few things given. I am sure there are apps for for baisc stuff.