 In a Right-angled Triangle, the side opposite the right angle is called the Hypothenuse ; and the other two sides are called the Legs, and sometimes the Base and Perpendicular.  Mensuration for pupil teachers - Page 4by James Elliot - 1879 - 106 pagesFull view - About this book
 | David Eugene Smith - Arithmetic - 1905 - 420 pages
...15. 7. 16. 8. 17. 11. 18. Find the side of a square containing 1 acre (160 sq. rd.). 254. Hypotenuse. In a right-angled triangle the side opposite the right angle is called the hypotenuse. 255. Square on the hypotenuse. If a floor is made up of triangular tiles like this, it... | |
 | David Eugene Smith - Arithmetic - 1905 - 646 pages
...15. 7. 16. 8. 17. 11. 18. Find the side of a square containing 1 acre (160 sq. rd.). 580. Hypotenuse. In a right-angled triangle the side opposite the right angle is called the hypotenuse. 581. Square on the hypotenuse. If a floor is made up of triangular tiles like this, it... | |
 | Nathaniel Bowditch - Nautical astronomy - 1906 - 670 pages
...нгцшге. When the angles are right angles ami only the opposite sides equal, it is called a rectangle. In a right-angled triangle the side opposite the right angle is called the hi/jn'itcnuse, one of the other sides is called the base, and the third sitie is called the perjicndirnliir.... | |
 | Alexander H. McDougall - Geometry - 1910 - 316 pages
...Definitions. — If one angle of a triangle be a right angle, the triangle is called a right-angled triangle. In a right-angled triangle the side opposite the right angle is called the hypotenuse. If one angle of a triangle be an obtuse angle, the triangle is called an obtuse-angled... | |
 | Jennings Cropper Wise - Artillery, Field and mountain - 1912 - 352 pages
...acute angles; an obtuseangled triangle, one obtuse angle; a right-angled triangle, one right angle. In a right-angled triangle the side opposite the right angle is called the hypotenuse; the other sides, the base and the perpendicular. ACUTE.ANGLED TKIANQLEB. Gcaleno. Isosceles... | |
 | Nathaniel Bowditch - Nautical astronomy - 1916 - 912 pages
...square. When the angles are right angles and only the opposite sides equal, it is called a rectangle. In a right-angled triangle the side opposite the right angle is called the hypotenuse, one of the other rid« is called the base, and the third side is called the perpendicular.... | |
 | Arthur Warry Siddons, Reginald Thomas Hughes - Geometry - 1926 - 202 pages
...perpendicular, p. 4. Right-angled triangle. A triangle which has one of its angles a right angle is called a right-angled triangle. The side opposite the right angle is called the hypotenuse. Ruler and compass constructions, p. 30. Scalene triangle. A triangle which has no two of... | |
 | Chris Carter - A-level examinations - 2001 - 284 pages
...placed next to each other. OCK) Trigonometry and Right-angled Triangles 30° I Opposite Side 1. Sides of a Right-angled Triangle The side opposite the right angle is called the hypotenuse. lt is the longest side. The side opposite the 30° angle is called the opposite side. The... | |
 | A. S. Kalra - Juvenile Nonfiction - 2003 - 166 pages
...right-angled triangle are 7 cm and 24 cm, then the hypotenuse is (A) 23 cm (В) 24 cm © 25 cm © 31 cm 5 In a right-angled triangle, the side opposite the right angle is called the (X) shortest side (B) middle side © hypotenuse © none of these 6 Which one of the following triads... | |
 | Susan Ball, Sue Briggs, Margaret Mackenzie - 2003 - 212 pages
...already deduced to prove that the angles of any triangle add up to 180°. Lesson 2 Right-angled triangles In a right-angled triangle, the side opposite the right angle is called the hypotenuse. p, the hypotenuse, is the largest side, since it is opposite the largest angle. p is less... | |
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