document.write( "Question 583767: GRADE 6 Math homework :/\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #372586 by solver91311(24713)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "You don't actually need to know the area to answer this question. Since the perimeter is an integer, and therefore a rational number, the measures of the sides of the right triangle must form a Pythagorean triple. The only Pythagorean triple that sums to 72 is 18 - 24 - 30.\r
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