SOLUTION: My teacher told me that on a surface of a sphere, you can have a triangle with THREE right angles, is that really true?

SOLUTION: My teacher told me that on a surface of a sphere, you can have a triangle with THREE right angles, is that really true?

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Question 762916: My teacher told me that on a surface of a sphere, you can have a triangle with THREE right angles, is that really true?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
My teacher told me that on a surface of a sphere, you can have a triangle with THREE right angles, is that really true?
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It is true.
Spherical trig is more complicated than flat.
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