triangle

[mimi2]

Hi,
“Let XYZ be a triangle”.
Is “be” or “make” correct?
Thanks.

 

[panjandrum]

Oh, mimi, you have taken me back to my school-days and geometry classes!
It's "be".
This is a standard way of stating the initial conditions for a geometric theorem or proof.

 

[cropje_jnr]

"Be" is correct in this sentence.

P.S. we meet yet again, mimi2... but in a different forum this time.

 

[mimi2]

Thank you, panjandrum and cropje_jnr.
I am surprised to meet you here , dear cropje_jnr.