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HYPOTHESIS: a hypothesis is what you think will happen. You should try starting it off with my hypothesis is... next it will.... then it will... finally it will...
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No. In fact, in statistics, an hypothesis is a statement whose truth is to be tested. In science, an hypothesis is a way of summarising a body of information that is capable of being shown to be false.
It really depends on what your hypothesis is! But I expect a hypotenuse could be more useful in this context. However, knowledge of the hypothesis, hypotenuse even, is not enough to enable you to find the perimeter.
Yes. The data must not be allowed to influence the choice of the hypothesis.