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What is the math definition of a leg?
The two sides in a right triangle that form the right angle.
What is the definition for leg of a triangle?
There is no formal definition: it is any side of a triangle. Often, if the triangle has a horizontal base, then it is one of the sloped sides. In a right angled triangle, it is one of sides adjacent to the right angle. In an isosceles triangle, it is one of the equal sides.
Can the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle ever be equal to or less than either of the legs?
No. By definition, the hypotenuse leg of a right triangle must be the longest side and also must be the side opposite the right angle.
What is the definition of leg of an isosceles triangle?
It is one of the two equivalent sides on the isosceles triangle.
The legs of a right triangle are altidudes?
If one leg of a right angled triangle is regarded as the altitude then the other leg is the base.
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