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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Help! How do you tell the difference between the adjacent and opposite side of a triangle?  Is the adjacent side the base? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #132488 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathTherapy><B>MathTherapy(10552)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathTherapy><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=MathTherapy><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=132488\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In any right-triangle, the HYPOTENUSE is ALWAYS opposite the 90 degree angle. That leaves the other 2 sides. Now, the side that is OPPOSITE the GIVEN ANGLE is the opposite side (opposite the given angle), thereby making the other side the adjacent side. This adjacent side could be but is NOT NECESSARILY the base. </SPAN>\n" );
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