PDQ says...

This is more fun that actually applying myself to wood.

Have you never given any thought to the order of qualification inherent in the utilization of "of"?

The resultant of any number multiplied by itself is the square of that number.

ergo: miter length = root (two(thickness squared)) .

Amazing what is lost as a result of the "whole language" system.

You should find another job other than trying to prove you are smarter
than everybody else. It's a crowded field. Besides, if you are going
to try to sound like Einstein, you should at least be right.