Key term for Edexcel GCSE Mathematics, used in Mensuration and Calculation.
The side opposite the 90° angle in a right-angled triangle; it is always the longest side.
Hypotenuse appears in Edexcel 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
Mensuration and Calculation • Pythagoras and Trigonometry
Geometry and Measures
Properties and Constructions • Congruence and Proofs
Geometry and Measures
Properties and Constructions • Congruence Criteria
Geometry and Measures
Properties and Constructions • Constructions and Loci
Geometry and Measures
Properties and Constructions • Coordinate Geometry Problems
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