There’s a delightful mathematical moment in the movie Merry Andrew, when Danny Kaye, playing schoolmaster Andrew Larabee, breaks into song to teach the Pythagorean theorem. I was reminded of this ...

Imagine buying a dress online because a piece of code sold you on its ‘flattering, feminine flair’. Or convinced you ‘romantic floral details’ would outline your figure with ‘timeless style’. The very ...

The sides of right-angled triangles are labelled opposite, hypotenuse and adjacent. Trigonometry explores the relationship between sides and angles in right-angled triangles. The hypotenuse is the ...

a missing side in a right-angled triangle when another side and an angle are known. a missing angle in a right-angled triangle when two sides are known. In these formulae, the Greek letter θ (theta) ...

Area of Triangle Formula: In general, "area" refers to the region inside the boundary of a flat object or figure and is measured in square units, with the standard unit being square meters (m²). There ...

Football is a beautiful game when it is played in the beautiful way that it should be played. It is a sport which combines the strategic thinking of a chess master, the touch of a Formula 1 drivers’ ...

The Pythagorean theorem, a cornerstone of mathematics for millennia, provides a method for determining unknown sides in right-angled triangles using the formula a² + b² = c². Its applications extend ...

Mathematics students frequently encounter challenges when tackling geometric concepts, especially those requiring spatial visualisation skills. The transition from basic arithmetic to geometric ...

Anyone can contribute to The Roar and have their work featured alongside some of Australia’s most prominent sports journalists. Just like in our physical world around us, our beautiful game is based ...