SOLUTION: A right triangle has a hypotenuse length of 41 and one side of 15. do the side lengths form a pythagorean triple?

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Question 847836: A right triangle has a hypotenuse length of 41 and one side of 15. do the side lengths form a pythagorean triple?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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A%5E2=41%5E2-15%5E2
A%5E2=1681-225
A%5E2=1456
No, 1456 is not a perfect square so the sides are not a Pythagorean triple.