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| The side of a right triangle that is opposite the right angle |
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| Either of the sides of a right triangle that form the right angle |
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| The leg of a right triangle that is adjacent to (next to, a part of) the reference angle |
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| The leg of a right triangle that is opposite (across from, not part of) the reference angle |
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| The ratio of the angle's opposite leg over the hypotenuse of the right triangle |
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| The ratio of the angle's adjacent leg over the hypotenuse of the right triangle |
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| The ratio of the angle's opposite leg over the angle's adjacent leg |
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| If a triangle is a right triangle, then the sum of the squares of the legs is equal to the square of the hypotenuse. |
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| Converse of the Pythagorean Theorem |
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| If the sum of the squares of the two shorter sides of a triangle is equal to the square of the longest side, then that triangle must be a right triangle. |
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