Definition:Triangle (Geometry)/Right-Angled/Legs
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Definition
In a right-angled triangle, the two sides which are not the hypotenuse are referred to as its legs.
Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): leg
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): leg
- Weisstein, Eric W. "Leg." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Leg.html