If side c of a right triangle is called the hypothenuse, what are the other sides called

The other sides are called legs.

Step-by-step explanation:

Right Triangles

They are a special type of triangles on which one of its internal angles is 90°. Since the sum of all internal angles is 180°, the sum of the other acute angles is 90°.

The longest side is called the hypotenuse and the other two sides are called legs.

The attached image shows a right triangle of hypotenuse c and legs a and b.

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call the larger triangle abc

then the smaller triangle cde is similar to abc (all angles are equal, aaa).  

ab is the side that is 36, and we wish to find de, the side corresponding to ab

area_cde = area_abc - area_cde --> area_abc / area_cde = 2

let x=length of de

ratio of areas = (ratio of sides)^2

+2+=+%2836%2fx%29%5e2+

+2+=+1296%2fx%5e2+

++x%5e2+=+1296%2f2+=+648+

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