SOLUTION: In certain right triangles √h^2-a^2 = 24, where h represents the length of the hypotenuse and a is the length of one of the legs. Find all possible ordered pairs (h,a), where h,
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Question 1150662: In certain right triangles √h^2-a^2 = 24, where h represents the length of the hypotenuse and a is the length of one of the legs. Find all possible ordered pairs (h,a), where h, a ∈ N. Explain your reasoning thoroughly. By Spirit of Math.
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In my yesterday post
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