A right triangle with sides in length of 3,4, and 5 has a hypotenuse of length 5. It's the best example because all the numbers are whole (integers) and its the smallest of its kind.
Hypotenuse is something that I have learned in math class.
base squared times height squared equals the hypotenuse squared. then you know the hypotenuse.
Sin= Opposite/Hypotenuse Cos= Adjacent/Hypotenuse Tan= Opposite/Adjacent
opposite^2+adjacent^2=hypotenuse^2 ____________ X=/hypotenuse^2 One decimal place would be, for example. 22.7 cm
Dependent on what side you are given you would use Sin(Θ) = Opposite/Hypotenuse just rearrange the formula to Hypotenuse = Opposite/Sin(Θ). Or if you are given the adjacent side use Cosine(Θ)=Adjacent/Hypotenuse, then: Hypotenuse = Adjacent/Cosine(Θ)
If you know the side lengths, then you can use sin(Θ) = (Opposite)/(Hypotenuse), so Θ = Sin-1(Opposite/Hypotenuse), for example. You could get close to the number of degrees in an angle with a protractor.
I'm assuming Pythagorus - hence the Pythagorean Theorem of which you use to figure the length of the hypotenuse.
That is it. Just the hypotenuse - provided you have the correct triangle.
Use Pythagoras' theorem...a2 + b2 = c2where c is the length of the hypotenuse in a right-angled triangle.
Archimedes theorem says "the square of the hypotenuse is equal to sum of the squares of the other two sides" so in this example: hypotenuse2 = 62 + 62 = 72 hypotenuse = square root of 72 = 8.485 Alternately: Sin 45o = opposite/hypotenuse = 6/hypotenuse So hypotenuse = 6/sin 45 = 6/0.707 = 8.485
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A hypotenuse should not be shorter than a leg length.