Sha256: eae42a5153dfd2adcae28655679f9d90ec2970ab2602a78f32b4aa61c3848ae3
Contents?: true
Size: 1.57 KB
Versions: 75
Compression:
Stored size: 1.57 KB
Contents
# Triangle
Determine if a triangle is equilateral, isosceles, or scalene.
An _equilateral_ triangle has all three sides the same length.
An _isosceles_ triangle has at least two sides the same length. (It is sometimes
specified as having exactly two sides the same length, but for the purposes of
this exercise we'll say at least two.)
A _scalene_ triangle has all sides of different lengths.
## Note
For a shape to be a triangle at all, all sides have to be of length > 0, and
the sum of the lengths of any two sides must be greater than or equal to the
length of the third side. See [Triangle Inequality](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_inequality).
## Dig Deeper
The case where the sum of the lengths of two sides _equals_ that of the
third is known as a _degenerate_ triangle - it has zero area and looks like
a single line. Feel free to add your own code/tests to check for degenerate triangles.
## Running the tests
1. Go to the root of your PHP exercise directory, which is `<EXERCISM_WORKSPACE>/php`.
To find the Exercism workspace run
% exercism debug | grep Workspace
1. Get [PHPUnit] if you don't have it already.
% wget --no-check-certificate https://phar.phpunit.de/phpunit.phar
% chmod +x phpunit.phar
2. Execute the tests:
% ./phpunit.phar triangle/triangle_test.php
[PHPUnit]: http://phpunit.de
## Source
The Ruby Koans triangle project, parts 1 & 2 [http://rubykoans.com](http://rubykoans.com)
## Submitting Incomplete Solutions
It's possible to submit an incomplete solution so you can see how others have completed the exercise.
Version data entries
75 entries across 75 versions & 1 rubygems