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What is the longest side of a triangle called?
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What is the longest side of triangle called?
The longest side of a triangle is called the Hypotenuse.
The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle?
The side opposite the right angle is called the hypotenuse.
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It is the hypotenuse
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