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Which of the following statements are true of the hypotenuse of a right triangle? It is the longest side of a right triangle. It is one of the legs. It is opposite the right angle. Its length is the sum
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Which of the following statements are true of the hypotenuse of a right triangle?

It is the longest side of a right triangle.
It is one of the legs.
It is opposite the right angle.
Its length is the sum of the lengths of the other two sides.
It forms a right angle with an adjacent side.

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The hypotenuse is always the longest side, and it is always opposite the right angle.
"Leg" is not a mathematical term. If it is being used to refer to one of the sides forming a right angle, the hypotenuse is not a "leg".
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