SOLUTION: Explain why the hypotenuse must be the longest sixe?

Question 908789: Explain why the hypotenuse must be the longest sixe?
Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, stanbon:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The longest side of a triangle is always opposite the largest angle.

In any right triangle, the 90 degree angle is the largest.

So the hypotenuse is the longest side (by definition) and it is opposite the 90 degree angle.

The hypotenuse is only defined for right triangles.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Explain why the hypotenuse must be the longest side.
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It is the side opposite the largest angle.
Cheers,
Stan H.
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