Triangle height from base and two base angles calculator
When you know the length of one side of a triangle and the two angles that sit at the ends of that side, the altitude from the opposite vertex down to the base line is fixed by elementary trigonometry.
Run — free
Surveyors, roof designers, CAD scripts, and algebra students all hit the same question: given base length and the two base angles, what is the perpendicular height of the apex? This calculator applies the classic tangent identity h equals base times tan of alpha times tan of beta over tan of alpha plus tan of beta, returns that height together with the apex angle and the triangle area, and fails cleanly when the angles cannot form a triangle. The same pure module powers the free browser widget and the paid API path, so homework checks and production pipelines never disagree on floating-point edge cases.
How to use it
Enter your values in the form above. The tool checks them before calculating and shows the result on the same page.
Check your inputs
Use the labels and units shown next to each field. If something is missing or outside the allowed range, the page points to the field to fix.
Use it again or automate it
Use the browser tool for individual checks and the API when you need the same capability in an automated workflow.
What you can do with it
Get an answer now
Enter one set of values and see the result without building a spreadsheet or script.
Compare scenarios
Change one value at a time and rerun the calculation to understand what affects the result.
Automate repeated work
Use the API when the same calculation needs to run inside your product or workflow.
FAQ
How do I use this capability?
Complete the fields above and run it on this page. The form highlights anything that needs attention.
For developers — API access
Everything on this page is available programmatically. This section is for teams who want to wire it into their own systems; everyone else can just use the tool above.
API endpoint
Prefer to automate it? One authenticated POST creates the task; the result comes back by webhook or a signed link. The same capability also runs here on the web, by email and from Telegram — and soon from our app too.
Call it from your stack
curl -X POST https://api.kit.forhosting.com/trig/triangle-height-two-angles \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $KIT_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"base":10,"angle_a":45,"angle_b":45}'const res = await fetch("https://api.kit.forhosting.com/trig/triangle-height-two-angles", {
method: "POST",
headers: {
"Authorization": `Bearer ${process.env.KIT_KEY}`,
"Content-Type": "application/json"
},
body: JSON.stringify({
"base": 10,
"angle_a": 45,
"angle_b": 45
})
});
const { task_id } = await res.json();import os, requests
res = requests.post(
"https://api.kit.forhosting.com/trig/triangle-height-two-angles",
headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['KIT_KEY']}"},
json={
"base": 10,
"angle_a": 45,
"angle_b": 45
},
)
task_id = res.json()["task_id"]<?php
$res = file_get_contents("https://api.kit.forhosting.com/trig/triangle-height-two-angles", false, stream_context_create([
"http" => [
"method" => "POST",
"header" => "Authorization: Bearer " . getenv("KIT_KEY") . "\r\nContent-Type: application/json",
"content" => '{"base":10,"angle_a":45,"angle_b":45}',
],
]));
$task = json_decode($res, true);body := bytes.NewBufferString(`{"base":10,"angle_a":45,"angle_b":45}`)
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", "https://api.kit.forhosting.com/trig/triangle-height-two-angles", body)
req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+os.Getenv("KIT_KEY"))
req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)Example request
{
"base": 10,
"angle_a": 45,
"angle_b": 45
}Example response
{
"task_id": "tsk_a1b2c3d4e5f6a1b2c3d4e5f6",
"type": "trig.triangle_height_two_angles",
"status": "queued",
"_links": {
"result": "/tasks/tsk_…/result"
}
}The API is asynchronous: the call returns a task_id immediately and the result arrives by webhook. Polling is capped at 1 req/s per task.
Pricing
Published price — no tokens, no invented credits. A failed task is never charged.
Errors
| HTTP | Code | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
401 | unauthorized | Missing or invalid API key. |
402 | insufficient_balance | Your balance doesn't cover the task price. |
404 | unknown_type | That task type doesn't exist. |
429 | rate_limited | Too many requests. Use the webhook instead of polling. |