How do you know how long the bannister is without Pythagoras?

113 views • 4 upvotes • Made by Lyoll 1 month ago in Mathematics

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change_me_mind
1 up, 1mo, 2 replies
With a ruler? 😛
LyollM
3 ups, 1mo, 2 replies
Wouldn't you like to know BEFORE you order the lumber for the stairs? But there are lots of other cases (and, for knitwear, the diagonal is too stretchy for a ruler to give you the best measurement).
change_me_mind
2 ups, 1mo
😮
Xenonailing
1 up, 3w
Keep up the good work.
Xenonailing
2 ups, 3w, 1 reply
You might not always be able to get close enough to measure something with a ruler.
change_me_mind
0 ups, 3w
Then I could use trigonometry! Oh wait that's way harder than Pythagoras LOL

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