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 Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 6:53 pm
I know this is off topic, but I've just donated some gold to put towards the new subforum!
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Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 6:56 pm
Thanks! I'm pretty much broke from opening the guild.. I'll try to get the subforum open as soon as possible for guildies to hang out in.
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Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 7:01 pm
So far that's me, you, and some other guy. XD
Guilds are really hard to advertise! My friend and I run a Nintendo DS guild, and we only have one member other than ourselves!
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Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 7:03 pm
Actually, the "other guy" is my fiancé, and it's a female. >.>
I'll move this topic to the subforum, so as to leave the main forum free. And hey, if you encounter anyone that needs help with math, point 'em here.
(I don't own a DS, so it does no good for me to join yours..)
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Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 7:08 pm
By 'guy' I meant 'person', but okay XD
Don't worry about joining mine, we've been doing pretty well advertising (the first person is the most difficult to get, after that, if you advertise diligently, more follow. At least that's what I heard at the Captain's guild XD).
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Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 7:10 pm
But that's if the members help advertise. >.> I don't expect a lot of advertisement to be done...just let people know this guild exists if they have trouble with math.
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Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 7:15 pm
Most of my time on Gaia will be devoted to my guild, but I'll help you out a bit!
I have a math question that I've always been curious about, but my teachers won't answer:
You know the whole triangle SSS, SAS, SAA, etc, right?
Why can't angle-side-side work (yes, I know that abreviates to 'a**')? Is there some mathematical reason it 'won't' work, or are teachers just funny about using a** as a formula?
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Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 7:23 pm
What, for having two sides and an angle to figure out the other sides and angles? That'd be SAS...I guess they did it that way because of what you pointed out the abbreviation to be.
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Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 12:35 am
Baba Ram Z You know the whole triangle SSS, SAS, SAA, etc, right? Why can't angle-side-side work (yes, I know that abreviates to 'a**')? Is there some mathematical reason it 'won't' work, or are teachers just funny about using a** as a formula?  Always remember that you are unique...
With the SAS thing the Angle has to be in between the the two sides. But with SAA the side doesn't have to be in between the two angles. That's the way I understand it anyway.
But why can't a** work... because even if you have two lengths the same and one angle the same it isn't necessarily the same (what's the proper word? I can't remember).
in this picture the first triangle is not the same as the second triangle even though they have the same 'b', (almost) the same 'a' and they both have a right angle.
Hope that helped.
...just like everyone else.
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Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 7:46 am
Actually, it doesn't technically matter where the single angle is in relation to the two sides. Example... You have two sides, each of which are equal, and one which is obviously not, but you only have the values of the two equal sides. The angle you are given is the one opposite one of the sides. The angle opposite the other side is automatically required to be equal to the one you are given. The third angle is then equal to 180-2A where A is the angle you are given. From there, you can solve the third side.
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Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 1:22 am
Zaxoth Arturos Actually, it doesn't technically matter where the single angle is in relation to the two sides. Example... You have two sides, each of which are equal, and one which is obviously not, but you only have the values of the two equal sides. The angle you are given is the one opposite one of the sides. The angle opposite the other side is automatically required to be equal to the one you are given. The third angle is then equal to 180-2A where A is the angle you are given. From there, you can solve the third side. Always remember that you are unique...
The word that I was trying to think of was "Congruent". The two triangles in the dodgy picture that I drew did have two sides the same and one angle the same so that would be SAS but for the SAS rule to work you have to have the angle in between the two sides otherwise it won't necessarily be congruent. Like the picture.
...just like everyone else.
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