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figuring area of gables

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without pulling out the sine/cosine tables and getting Hero or Heron or whoever involved, what is a good way to
i estimate
square footage of the triangular portion of a gable? One of these on this current take-off has no sides equal…

Is this called an iconoclastic triangle?…

one grateful, should have been exercising my geometry skills framer…

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  1. nathan_w | | #1

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    without pulling out the sine/cosine tables and getting Hero or Heron or whoever involved, what is a good way to
    i estimate
    square footage of the triangular portion of a gable? One of these on this current take-off has no sides equal...

    Is this called an iconoclastic triangle?...

    one grateful, should have been exercising my geometry skills framer...

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