alleryThe side opposite the right angle is called the:
ABase sidess
BHypotenuse
CAdjacent one
DOpposite one
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Hypotenuse
1. Every right triangle has one longest side.
2. It lies opposite the right angle.
3. That side is the hypotenuse.
4. So the answer is the hypotenuse.
_Source: syllabus Mathematics, Ch 8 'Introduction to Trigonometry'_
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