SOLUTION: Can you have a right triangle where the lengths of the legs are whole numbers and the length of the hypotenuse is 23? Explain.
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Question 935091: Can you have a right triangle where the lengths of the legs are whole numbers and the length of the hypotenuse is 23? Explain. Answer by paresh1712(4) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! no, it is unable to form a right angled triangle.
According to the pythagorean triplet,in a right angled triangle the hypotenuse is the longest side.
therefore, we should use m squared + 1 formula
m squared + 1 = 23
m squared = 23 - 1
m squared = 22
it is not a perfect square for 22
as 4 squared = 16
and 5 squared = 25
