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Topic: Why can I draw a triangle with two 90 degree angles and one 0 degree angle?
Replies: 8   Last Post: Jul 26, 2010 2:28 PM

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HallsofIvy

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Re: Why can I draw a triangle with two 90 degree angles and one 0 degree angle?
Posted: Nov 22, 2009 12:01 PM
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I'm afraid Narcoleptic Insommiac mispoke. It is not Q that is going to 0, it is W. Q, as you say, goes to a right angle. And y does not necessarily go to 0, you can hold it constant while x and z go to infinity.

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