Hypotenuse
What Hypotenuse means in Mathematics GCSE, as defined for AQA, Eduqas, Pearson Edexcel.
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The side opposite the right angle, which is the longest side in a right-angled triangle.
The side opposite the right angle in a right-angled triangle; it is the longest side.
The longest side of a right-angled triangle, always opposite the right angle.
The side opposite the right angle in a right-angled triangle.
Topics that use Hypotenuse
- Mensuration and calculation (AQA GCSE)
- Geometry and measures (Eduqas GCSE)
- Geometry and measures - Mensuration and calculation (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- arc length
- Circumference
- Congruent
- Diameter
- Frustum
- included angle
- perpendicular height
- Pythagoras' theorem
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