Longest Side of the Triangle

The longest side of a right triangle is called the...

• leg A

• leg B

• hypotenuse

• right angle

The longest side of a right triangle is DIRECTLY ACROSS from the...

• right angle.

• acute angle.

• obtuse angle.

The Pythagorean theorem states that:

• The two smaller sides of a right triangle sum to equal the longest side.

• The squares of the two smaller sides of a right triangle sum to equal the square of the longest side.

solve for x

• 5552363959656.

• 10

• 100

• 89

Identify the longest side measure.

• AC

• BA

• BC

Which side of the triangle must be the longest?

• CD

• DE

• CE

• ED

Which side of the triangle shown is the longest?

The longest side of a triangle would be located where on a triangle?

• Across from the smallest angle

• Across from the largest angle

• Cannot tell.

• Adjacent to the smallest side.

The longest side of this triangle is

A charter plane travels from Barrow, Alaska, to Fairbanks. From Fairbanks, it flies to Nome,
and then back to its starting point in Barrow.
Which of the three legs of the trip is
the longest?

• Fairbanks to Nome

• Nome to Barrow

• Barrow to Fairbanks

• Anchorage to Fairbanks