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What's a Hypotnuse and adjacent?

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Hi there!

Hypotenuse is the longest side of a right triangle. It is also the opposite side of the right angle.

Adjacent is when the two angles have a common side and a common vertex and don't overlap.

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I hope that helps!
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User Eldad Levy
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Its very simple. You see, consider a right angled triangle, and the side opposite to the right angle or the largest side is Hypotnuse and the side the is adjacent to the angle that you choose is the adjacent side.
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