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FOCA_9.1
Vocabulary for FOCA_9.1
Term | Definition |
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opposite | In a right triangle, the side across from a given angle. |
adjacent | In a right triangle, the smaller side next to a given angle that is not the right angle. |
hypotenuse | In a right triangle, the longest side. |
sine | For an acute angle of a right triangle, the ratio of the measure of the leg opposite the acute angle to the measure of the hypotenuse. |
cosine | For an acute angle of a right triangle, the ratio of the measure of the leg adjacent to the acute angle to the measure of the hypotenuse. |
tangent | For an acute angle of a right triangle, the ratio of the measure of the leg opposite the acute angle to the measure of the leg adjacent to the acute angle. |
altitude | In a triangle, a segment from a vertex of the triangle to the line containing the opposite side and perpendicular to that side. |