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If the hypotenuse and a leg of one right triangle are congruent to the hypotenuse and a leg of another right triangle, then the right triangles are congruent.

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Answer:

Yes, because according to the Pythagorean theorem a squared + b squared = c squared.

In simpler terms, triangles have to have at least 2 legs = to be congruent to each other.

Hope this helps :)

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