Formula Help

Formula Help

terrynicholasj
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Formula Help

terrynicholasj
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Hello Everyone, 

 

I'm trying to model a laddershelf, and am trying to use some trigonometry. 

 

I've attached a screenshot and am not able to calculate a hypothenuse; a^2 + b^2 = c^2 when i'm using parameters; I think i'm having a problem with my units. Can anyone catch what's going on? 

 

thanks.... Parameters.PNG

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jeff_strater
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your intuition is correct - it's a units issue.  sqrt() only works on unitless input.  So, you have to get rid of the mm**2 units for that to work.  Here is a 3, 4, 5 example

Screen Shot 2020-02-02 at 1.32.20 PM.png


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MRWakefield
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Here's a slightly different 3, 4, 5 example.2020-02-02.png

 

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terrynicholasj
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Thanks to both of you; got it working in a breeze! 

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