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Who invented the hypotenuse?

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Pythagoras

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What was the mathematician who invented the hypotenuse?

Albert Einstein


Who invented Pi and why?

The name of the one who invented pi is hypotenuse. LOL! No-one "invented" the ratio known as pi, but establishing its original discoverer is another matter. As for "Hypotenuse" - "he" is the name for the longest side of a right-angled triangle. It was never anyone's name.


What is the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle that has legs with lenghts of 5 and 4?

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What is the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle that has a base of 5 inches and a height 12 inches?

Hypotenuse^2 = base^2 + height^2, substitute the given values Hypotenuse^2 = 5^2 + 12^2 Hypotenuse^2 = 25 + 144 Hypotenuse^2 = 169 Hypotenuse = √169 Hypotenuse = 13 Thus, the hypotenuse is 13 inches.


How do you spell hypotenuse?

The spelling hypotenuse is correct.


Who invented the formula of Pythagoras?

The formula was never invented but it was discovered by the ancient mathematicians who found that for any right angle triangle the square if its hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of it sides. Nowadays it's known as Pythagoras' theorem and the formula is:- a2+b2 = c2 whereas a and b are the sides of the right angle triangle with c being its hypotenuse or longest side


What is the hypotenuse of 46?

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The what is the longest side of a right triangle?

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What is the plural word for hypotenuse?

The plural of hypotenuse is hypotenuses.


Where did you fine a hypotenuse?

the hypotenuse is the angle that is un named..


Who invented the Pythagorean theory and in what year?

The Pythagorean theory was not invented but it was discovered by ancient mathematicians many thousands of years ago who found that when the hypotenuse of a right angle triangle is squared then it is equal to the sum of its squared sides.