Hypotenuse
"Hypotenuse" in a Sentence (7 examples)
The sum of the squares of the legs is equal to the square of the hypotenuse.
Pythagoras' theorem says that the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides.
Pythagoras' theorem allows you to calculate the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle.
The square of the length of the hypotenuse of any right triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of the lengths of its base and vertical sides.
The square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides.
The sum of the squares of the right-angled sides is equal to the square of the hypotenuse.
The square of the length of the hypotenuse is sixteen.
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