alleryStart learning →The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle is called the:
AHyphenation
BHydroplane
CHypothesis
DHypotenuse
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Hypotenuse
1. A right triangle has one angle marked with a small square.
2. The side facing that angle has a name of its own.
3. That side is called the hypotenuse.
4. The two other sides are called the legs.
_Source: OpenStax Elementary Algebra 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 3 'Math Models', sections 3.1-3.5_
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