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In a right triangle, the legs are the two sides of the triangle that are not the hypotenuse. For example, in a 5-12-13 triangle, the sides measuring 5 and 12 are both legs of the triangle.

In a non-equilateral isosceles triangle, the legs are the two congruent sides.

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