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Here’s another way to get it if, like me, you’re too feeble to remember the law of cosines, but you remember Pythagoras’ Theorem and the definition of sine and cosine. You also need the trick of knowing that sin(x) is approximately equal to x when x is small and given in radians, not degrees.
The problem here, though, is what I mark as, “a.” For the example of 24 inches, “a” works out to about 1/16″. That means that, if you hang a door in this opening, the width of the gap between the door stile and the cabinet will change by 1/16″ over the length of the door. You can’t see the 0.15 degree angle, so things will look square, but you likely can see that 1/16″ develop over the length of the door. It’s not too bad as it is and, also, you can scribe the door to the opening to help remove the change in the gap.
- This reply was modified 5 years, 3 months ago by Ed.
- This reply was modified 5 years, 3 months ago by Ed.