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hypotenuse

[ UK /ha‍ɪpˈɒtənjˌuːs/ ]
NOUN
  1. the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle

How To Use hypotenuse In A Sentence

  • Through that point draw a horizontal line to the intersection with the hypotenuse.
  • Through that point draw a horizontal line to the intersection with the hypotenuse.
  • The square of the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of the legs.
  • In the modern world Pythagoras is best remembered for the mathematical theorem that he is said to have created - the one about the square on the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle.
  • Find a right triangle having the property that the hypotenuse equals the sum of one leg plus the altitude on the hypotenuse.
  • In other words, the square on the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares on the triangle's two legs.
  • You cannot write a text-book of geometry without reference to a hypotenuse and triangles and a rectangular parallelopiped. The Story of Mankind
  • If the hypotenuse is 47 inches long, what is the degree of... I thought I could still smell Sophie's shampoo. THE BLACK BOOK: DIARY OF A TEENAGE STUD VOL. IV: FASTER, FASTER, FASTER
  • Indeed, no less a thinker than Pythagoras , he of hypotenuse fame , logged some impressive early results.
  • If we look at the indices of the Fibonacci numbers, we can directly predict which Fibonacci number will be the square of the hypotenuse.
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