SOLUTION: The hypotenuse of a triangle is 13. What are the measurements of the other sides?

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Question 970237: The hypotenuse of a triangle is 13. What are the measurements of the other sides?
Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The hypotenuse of a triangle is 13. What are the measurements of the other sides?
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There are an infinite # of possibilities.

Pick a value for a, 0 < a < 13 and solve for b.
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