SOLUTION: Why does height have to be measure vertically? Why does the distance between two things have to be measure horizontally? Why can't a hypotenuse for example between two buil

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Question 1027872: Why does height have to be measure vertically?
Why does the distance between two things have to be measure horizontally?
Why can't a hypotenuse for example between two buildings represent the distance or tell us the height?
What does it represent if a vertical lines measures height and a horizontal lines represents distance.
What do lines like the hypotenuse represent?

Answer by ikleyn(52802) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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It doesn't make sense.