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With the
Machinist Calc Pro
, you can easily solve Right Triangle
problems by simply entering two of four variables: Adjacent,
Opposite, Hypotenuse or Angle.
Right Triangle –
based on Adjacent and Opposite Legs
Calculate the Hypotenuse, Angle and Adjacent Angle of a right triangle
with an Adjacent Leg of 3 Inches and an Opposite Leg of 4 Inches:
Opposite
Leg: 4
Hypotenuse
A
B
Adjacent
Leg: 3
KeySTROKe
DISPLAy
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0.
1. Enter the Adjacent Leg length:
3 i a
ADJ
$
3.
INCH
2. Enter the Opposite Leg length:
4 i p
OPP
$
4.
INCH
3. Solve for the Hypotenuse:
h
HyP 5.0000
INCH
4. Solve for the Angle:
n
ANGLe
$
53.130102°
5. Solve for the Adjacent Angle:
n
ADJ<Ø
36.8699°