The leg of a right triangle that lies on one ray of angle \(\theta\) is called the adjacent leg, and the leg that lies across triangle from \(\theta\) is called the opposite leg.
The leg of a right triangle that lies on one ray of angle θ is called the ___ leg, and the leg that lies across triangle from θ is called the ___ leg.
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