In a right triangle the side opposite the right angle is called the

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B. Hypotenuse, the longest side

1. A right triangle has three sides: two legs and a slanting side.
2. The slanting side faces the 90-degree angle.
3. This is called the hypotenuse and is the longest.
4. So option A is correct.
_Source: Selina Concise Mathematics Class 9, Ch on Pythagoras Theorem (Mistral OCR'd PDF), section on right triangle_

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Adjacent side next to the right angle

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Opposite side of any chosen angle

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Altitude from a triangle vertex

In a right triangle the side opposite the right angle is called the

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