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What does Hypotenuse-Leg mean?

Updated: 12/19/2022
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"Hypotenuse-Leg" is a short-hand label for a corollary that you can use to prove that two right triangles are congruent. In general, in order to prove that two triangles are congruent, you have to show that either (two sides and the included angle) or (two angles and the included side) of one triangle are equal to the corresponding parts of the other one. But if you're dealing with two right triangles, it's enough to show that the hypotenuse and one leg of the the first triangle are equal to the hypotenuse and leg of the other one, and then you can say that the triangles are congruent. This process is called "Hypotenuse-Leg".

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