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The short sides of a right triangle are the legs.

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What is the two shorter side of a right triangle?

In a right triangle, the two shorter sides are known as the legs. These sides are perpendicular to each other and form the right angle. The longest side, opposite the right angle, is called the hypotenuse. The lengths of the legs can be used in the Pythagorean theorem to find the length of the hypotenuse or vice versa.


How long is the shorter leg of a right triangle with a side of 8 inches and a hypotenuse of 40 inches?

A right triangle with a hypotenuse of 40 inches and a side of 8 inches has a leg length of 39.19 inches so the shorter leg IS 8 inches.


What are the three side of triangle?

They are just "sides." They usually do not have given names, unless you have a right triangle, in which the two shorter sides are called legs and the longest side (side opposite the right angle) is called the hypotenuse.


In a right triangle can the side opposite an acute angle be shorter than the side adjacent to the angle?

Certainly. In fact, if the legs of the right triangle are not equal, then that descriptionmust be true for one of its acute angles.


What is the length of the longest side of a right angled triangle if the two shorter side are 5cm and 12 cm?

13 cm


How do you prove that a triangle is a right triangle?

all the angles add up to 180 degreespythagorean theorem. if it works, you have a right angle triangle. a^2 + b^2 = c^2. the sum of the squares of the two shorter sides is equal to the square of the longest side, also known as the hypotenuse.


How you know which side of the triangle is the hypotenuse?

In a right triangle, the hypotenuse is the longest side, which is opposite the right angle. To identify it, look for the angle that measures 90 degrees; the side opposite this angle is the hypotenuse. In any right triangle, the lengths of the other two sides (the legs) will always be shorter than the hypotenuse.


What are the Sides adjacent to the right angle of a triangle?

Adjacent means next to. So you're asking what sides of a triangle are next to the right angle of a triangle. That would be the 2 shorter sides of the triangle or 'legs' of the triangle. The hypotenuse (which is the longest side of the triangle) is directly across from the right angle.


What is the length of the longest side of a right angled triangle if two shorter sides are 3cm and 4cm?

5 cm


Is 5 a right triangle?

If the length of only one side is known, it is not possible to determine whether or not the triangle is right angled.


Is 10 a right triangle?

If the length of only one side is known, it is not possible to determine whether or not the triangle is right angled.


A triangle has sides of lengths 6 2 and 7 is it a right triangle?

No. For a right angle triangle, the sum of the squares of the shorter sides equals the square of the longer side (the hypotenuse): 22 + 62 = 40 72 = 49