Question

how does the length of the hypotenuse in a right triangle relate to the lengths of the legs?

Answer 1

The length of the hypotenuse when squared is equal to the sum of the legs when each leg has been squared.

Answer 2

It is always the longest side.

Answer 3

Have you learned about the Pythagorean theorem yet? That explains it, too.

Answer 4

And the hypotenuse is equal to the square root of the sum of the 'legs'.

Answer 5

squared.

Answer 6

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