When the leg is mentioned in statements of the problem, it means that in additions to all parameters specified in them also one of triangle corners is known. This useful circumstance in calculations is caused by the fact that such term call only the party of a rectangular triangle. Moreover, if the party is called a leg, means to you it is known that it is not the longest in this triangle and adjoins a corner in 90 °.
Rectangular call a triangle, the corner in one of tops of which is equal 90 °. The party lying opposite to this corner is called by a hypotenuse, and by the parties, opposite to two acute angles of a triangle, are called legs. If length of a hypotenuse and size of one of acute angles is known, then these data are enough to construct a triangle in, at least, two ways.