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In a right triangle,the two sides adjacent to the right angle are known as the what?

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The adjacents and the opposite the angle is the opposite or the hypotenuse
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In a right triangle, the hypotenuse is the longest side, an "opposite" side is the one across from a given angle, and an "adjacent" side is next to a given angle.

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