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What is the difference between a leg and a hypotenuse?

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Answer:

Legs - the sides that form the right angle of a right triangle.

Hypotenuse - the side opposite the right angle of a right triangle.

Explanation:

Every triangle has 3 sides.

Certain special triangle have specific names assigned to their sides.

A right triangle has one right angle and two acute angles. The two sides that form the right angle of a right triangle are called legs. The third side of the right triangle is called hypotenuse. The hypotenuse is opposite the right angle and does not help form the right angle.

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