SOLUTION: if (a)is the length of a leg of a triangle, then (a) is less than the length of the hypotenuse. true or false

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Question 556227: if (a)is the length of a leg of a triangle, then (a) is less than the length of the hypotenuse. true or false
Answer by Theo(13342) About Me  (Show Source):
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true.
the hypotenuse of a right triangle is longer than either of the other 2 legs of the triangle.
it would have to be a right triangle since hypotenuse doesn't apply to any triangle other than a right triangle.