SOLUTION: Three side length of a right triangle are given .Which side length should you substitute tthe hypotenuse in the Pythagorean Therorem? Explain

SOLUTION: Three side length of a right triangle are given .Which side length should you substitute tthe hypotenuse in the Pythagorean Therorem? Explain

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Question 1159439: Three side length of a right triangle are given .Which side length should you substitute tthe hypotenuse in the Pythagorean Therorem? Explain
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In any right triangle, the hypotenuse is the longest side.

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