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Vega, Deneb and Altair make a right triangle with the right angle at Deneb, this is called the Summer Triangle.—Jesse Emspak, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2025 That is to say, each of their proofs demonstrates that the square of a right triangle’s longest side equals the sum of the squares of the two shorter sides.—Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Oct. 2024 For example, Pythagorean triples (such as 3, 4 and 5), represent right triangles whose three vertices are all integer distances apart.—Quanta Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024 The space is also composed of simple geometric forms: two terraces and a patio are shaped like half circles, and rooms in one wing end on the 45-degree angles of right triangles, giving pointed views.—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 22 Aug. 2023 See All Example Sentences for right triangle
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