SOLUTION: Why could a right triangle with integers for lenghths of sides not have shorter sides measuring 5 and 10 units?
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Question 256932: Why could a right triangle with integers for lenghths of sides not have shorter sides measuring 5 and 10 units?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Using the Pythagorean theorem,
which violates your original statement "with integers for lenghths of sides" since this side is an irrational number and not an integer.
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