Asked • 03/23/20

How do you locate and label the hypotenuse of a right triangle?

How do you locate and label the hypotenuse of a right triangle?

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Jacqueline N. answered • 03/23/20

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The hypotenuse is the side across from the right angle. It is the only side that is not touching the right angle in the triangle. In the Pythagorean Theorem (a2 + b2 = c2), the hypotenuse is labeled as c while the other two sides are a and b.

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David W.

and ... The hypotenuse is the longest side of a right triangle.
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