Opposite, Adjacent, Hypotenuse in a Right Triangle

Slide the slider slowly. Then answer the questions that follow. Feel free to move the vertices (corners) of this right triangle around.
What does the term [b]hypotenuse[/b] mean?
When a leg of a right triangle is [b]opposite an acute angle[/b], what does this mean?
When a leg of a right triangle is [b]adjacent an acute angle[/b], what does this mean?
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– Tim Brzezinski

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