diagonal

English translation: diagonal

10:35 Jul 3, 2013
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Mathematics & Statistics
English term or phrase: diagonal
it is a line as like as hypotenus in geometry
sam ersen
Selected answer:diagonal
Explanation:
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Note added at 13 mins (2013-07-03 10:48:54 GMT)
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It's a line which goes from one corner (vertex) to another.

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Note added at 14 mins (2013-07-03 10:49:56 GMT)
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But not of course adjacent vertices (so a hypotenuse isn't a diagonal).
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DLyons
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3 +2diagonal
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diagonal


Explanation:
*

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Note added at 13 mins (2013-07-03 10:48:54 GMT)
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It's a line which goes from one corner (vertex) to another.

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Note added at 14 mins (2013-07-03 10:49:56 GMT)
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But not of course adjacent vertices (so a hypotenuse isn't a diagonal).

DLyons
Ireland
Local time: 12:21
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  B D Finch: A hypotenuse can be a diagonal in relation to a rectangle it bisects and a diagonal can simply be a line that is at an angle between horizontal or vertical. The Asker has given little context.
27 mins
  -> Thanks Barbara. I'm not really sure what the asker wants to know.

agree  Edith Kelly
3 hrs
  -> Thanks Edith.
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