Given hypotenuse and leg

[b]Given: Two Side Lengths, One Angle is 90[sup]o[/sup] opposite the larger side.[br][/b][br]Feel free to move the BIG WHITE POINTS anywhere you'd like! [br]Be sure to do this each time after resetting and before re-sliding the sliders!
What geometry transformations did you observe in the applet above? List them. [br][br][br]
What common trait do all these transformations have?
[i]So....[/i][br][br]If the [color=#9900ff]hypotenuse[/color] and leg of [color=#bf9000]one right triangle[/color] are congruent to the [color=#9900ff]hypotenuse[/color] and leg of another right triangle, [color=#bf9000]then those 2 triangles are congruent? [/color]Fully explain why or why not.
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