Sentences with hypotenuse
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H h - He sees the hypotenuse of a right triangle made by the deck, the mast and the front edge of the beam moving down to the deck.
- In case you have forgotten your high school geometry, the hypotenuse is the side opposite the right angle.
- The square of the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of the legs.