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I love those path (lemm.ee)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago (2 children)

this is actually the one thing i am glad to have learned in math class. saves me a lot of guesswork sometimes.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

SOHCAHTOA and a calculator have been real useful for that too

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I can't think of when I've actually used it.

I've seen comments about how 3, 4, 5 allows you to make a square corner with a tape measure, but I've never had an opportunity to use that trick.

I find myself trying to guess the area of things a lot more.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I guess your not a carpenter and you don't build things? It's super useful. I don't use it all that often but it's an excellent tool to have. Even just laying out a square garden, say. It also works with any multiple to make bigger perpendiculars, 6, 8, 10 or 15, 20, 25