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The hypotenuse is the longest line in a right angle triangle, or the line opposite the 90 degree angle. So a hypotenuse only exists for right angled isosceles triangles.
The hypotenuse is calculated by taking the square root of the sum of the squares of the other two sides.
So for example, if the one of the other sides is 1 then the hypotenuse is 2; Becuase 1 squared is 2, and as this is a right angled isosceles the other non-hypotenuse side will be the same length, so 2+2=4, then you take the square root of the sum and you get 2.
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