SOLUTION: A corner of a fenced yard forms a right angle. Can you place a 12 foot long board across the corner to form a right triangle for which the leg lengths are whole numbers?

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Question 851498: A corner of a fenced yard forms a right angle. Can you place a 12 foot long board across the corner to form a right triangle for which the leg lengths are whole numbers?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
no
but 12 could be one of the legs with the hypotenuse 13 and the other leg 5