You are missing a multiplication sign. Near the end of your formula.
On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 1:56 PM, Carpenter, Steven < steven.carpen...@oakland.k12.mi.us> wrote: > To Whom it May Concern,**** > > I’m trying to get this code working. *Here’s my question:***** > > Consider a triangle with sides of length 3, 7, and 9. The law of cosines > states that given three sides of a triangle (a, b, and c) and angle C > between sides a and b: Write Python code to calculate the three angles in > the triangle.**** > > *Here’s my code: * > > # Calculate the angles in a triangle**** > > # Imports the Math data**** > > import math**** > > # Sets up the different angles with corresponding letters**** > > # The first angle is a**** > > a = 3**** > > # The second angle is b**** > > b = 7**** > > # The third angle is c**** > > c = 9**** > > # Calculates angle "C"**** > > print(math.acos(((a**2)+(b**2)-(c**2))/(2(a*b))))**** > > *Here’s my output:* > > Traceback (most recent call last):**** > > File "E:\Programming\Problem4.py", line 12, in <module>**** > > print(math.acos(((a**2)+(b**2)-(c**2))/(2(a*b))))**** > > TypeError: 'int' object is not callable**** > > ** ** > > *Steven Carpenter* > > _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > >
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