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Topic: Why can I draw a triangle with two 90 degree angles and one 0 degree angle?
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Kevin Gets

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From: Tucson
Registered: 12/3/09
Re: Why can I draw a triangle with two 90 degree angles and one 0 degree angle?
Posted: Jan 6, 2010 1:46 AM
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Gentlemen,

It is called a TRIangle because it has 3 angles. If one of the angles IS ZERO (or tries to be zero)... then you don't have a TRIangle anymore. ZERO degrees is NOT considered an angle. You end up with a discontinous geometrical aberration. Two parallel lines connected by a perpendicular line. The two infinite lines will never intersect.

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