How does the orientation of hydrogen affect E2 elimination?

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Please see the attached picture. I'm not sure which hydrogen would be anti-periplanar. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
 

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You're really close. Think about the mechanism of the E2 elimination reaction. Which way does the 2-hydrogen need to be oriented relative to the 1-bromine for the elimination to occur? What does that do to the orientations of the groups in the final product?