Problem 833. Find third Side of a right triangle given hypotenuse and a side. No * - or other functions allowed
Find the remaining side of a triangle given the hypotenuse and a side. However, the normal functions and symbols are not allowed.
Unallowed functions and symbols: mtimes cross prod cumprod times mldivide mrdivide dot * / \ - ^ '
Derivative of Aurelien's Cody 813 Multiply 2 numbers
Test suite disallowed function usage check courtesy of Aurelien Queffurust.
Example : h= 5; x= 3;
output = 4 since y=(h^2-x^2)^0.5
Solution Stats
Problem Comments
-
4 Comments
Fun problem!
I think minus() and power() must be forbidden
Anyone looking to bypass this stupid problem can just use
if h==5;a=4;return;end
for i=14.8324:0.000001:15.1987
if round(hypot(i,x),6)==h
a=i
return
end
end
This problem does not belong in Computational Geometry, at it is not testing geometry nor computational skills. This is a problem testing your creative knowledge of Matlab functions, nothing more.
Solution Comments
Show commentsProblem Recent Solvers176
Suggested Problems
-
2056 Solvers
-
Determine if a Given Number is a Triangle Number
367 Solvers
-
All your base are belong to us
529 Solvers
-
Is my wife right? Now with even more wrong husband
1316 Solvers
-
Find the sides of an isosceles triangle when given its area and height from its base to apex
1733 Solvers
More from this Author294
Problem Tags
Community Treasure Hunt
Find the treasures in MATLAB Central and discover how the community can help you!
Start Hunting!