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What is the hypotenuse and how can you tell whether it's a hypotenuse or a short leg? Thx

What is the hypotenuse and how can you tell whether it's a hypotenuse or a short leg-example-1

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the hypotenuse is the longest side of a triangle and you can tell just by the measurements
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the hypothenuse is the opposite side of the right angle

so that means that in this triangle the hypotenuse is 7
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