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#1 2010-02-09 23:56:12
- Bernheulerclid Riebauss
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Can a line have a negative length?
Is It possible for a line to have a length of -1? or any negative number, for instance?
if not, why not?
#2 2010-02-09 23:58:19
- 1a2b3c2212
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Re: Can a line have a negative length?
you can have a line with length of negative one when u draw it in the negative side of the graph. one instance is the trigonometric quadrants where third and fourth quadrants have triangles of negative length.
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#3 2010-02-10 00:00:01
- Bernheulerclid Riebauss
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Re: Can a line have a negative length?
but i thought that even if its on the other side of the axis the line still has a positive value
#4 2010-02-10 03:00:42
- bobbym
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Re: Can a line have a negative length?
Hi;
The lengths are still positive.
Because they are squared you will always have the root of a positive number.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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