document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=177447>Question 177447</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1602773033/algebrahomeworkh>saxon algebra 2</A><BR>\n" );
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" );
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document.write( "The opposite side is the side directly across from the reference angle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "remember ,it is important to understand that the names of the opposite side and adjacent sides change when you move from one reference angle to the other. </SPAN>\n" );
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