Key term for AQA GCSE Mathematics, used in Mensuration and calculation.
The longest side of a right-angled triangle, always located directly opposite the 90-degree angle.
Hypotenuse appears in AQA GCSE Mathematics revision content for Geometry and measures, especially Mensuration and calculation and Pythagoras and Trigonometry.
Geometry and measures
Mensuration and calculation • Pythagoras and Trigonometry
Geometry and measures
Properties and constructions • Constructions and Loci
Geometry and measures
Properties and constructions • Coordinate Geometry
Geometry and measures
Properties and constructions • Triangle Congruence Criteria
Geometry and measures
Properties and constructions • Quadrilaterals and Polygons
Geometry and measures
Properties and constructions • Geometric Terminology
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