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A right triangle has a perimeter of 72cm and a area of 216cm2. What are the lengths of its three sides?
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A right triangle has a perimeter of 72cm and a area of 216cm2. What are the lengths of its three sides?
HELP, NO IDEA HOW TO GET THE ANSWER Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source):
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.
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