text: Dear Person,\n   The two shortest sides of a right triangle are called the legs. These "legs" are never the hypotenuse because the hypotenuse is alwas the longest side.\n   THE BOTTOM SIDE, WHICH IS CALLED THE BOTTOM LEG, IS THE BASE. THE SHORTER ONE OF THE TWO UPRIGHT SIDES IS CALLED A LEG, AS WELL. THIS UPRIGHT LEG IS THE MEASURE OF THE HEIGHT\n\nE.G.\n\nnote: the dashes across are the only way the following shape can form a triangle on Yahoo posts.\n\n  A\n   I&#92; \n   l-&#92;\n   l--&#92;  \n   l---&#92;\n   L__&#92;\n B      C\n\nA to B = Leg (Height)\nB to C = Leg (Base)\nA to C = Hypotenuse\nThese listed combinations can also go as vice-versa.\nThe Formual for the area = 1/2 x base x height\n                   It can also be = 1/2 x height x base\nthats all, folks.