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To: ambrose
Is it possible for an equalateral triangle to consist of three 90 angles?
104 posted on 12/08/2001 3:56:08 PM PST by woollyone
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To: woollyone
Is it possible for an equalateral triangle to consist of three 90 angles?

When you draw an equilateral triangle on the surface of a sphere, each angle is greater than 60 degrees. As the sphere gets smaller, the angle-size gets larger. Can it reach 90 degrees, or is that approached as a limit?

I don't know.

122 posted on 12/08/2001 4:13:07 PM PST by samtheman
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To: woollyone
Not in three dimensions.
179 posted on 12/08/2001 5:05:35 PM PST by stands2reason
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