[size=150]In a previous activity, a [color=#0000ff][u]RIGHT TRIANGLE[/u] [/color]was defined as a triangle with ONE RIGHT angle.[br][br][/size]By moving the 3 vertices of RIGHT Triangle ABC below, pay attention to the following:[br]1. The lengths of the the three sides of the right triangle.[br]2. The location of the right angle with respect to the location of the three sides.[br]3. The relationship of the two acute angles of the right triangle.
[size=150]The two [b][color=#38761d]legs[/color][/b] of a right triangle intersect to form a right angle. The legs of a right triangle are ____________ to each other.[/size]
[size=150]The [b]hypotenuse[/b] is the ______________ side of a right triangle and is _____________ the right angle.[/size]
[size=150]The two acute angles of a right triangle are ______________ angles.[/size]
COMPLEMENTARY / sum to 90 degrees