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10 January, 21:31

a right triangle has a hypotenuse with a length of 20. the lengths of the legs are whole numbers. what are the lengths of the legs

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  1. 10 January, 21:49
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    12; 16

    Step-by-step explanation:

    The Pythagorean theorem states that

    a^2+b^2=c^2 where a and b are legs of a triangle, and c is the hypotenuse.

    This means that we have to find 2 values that once squared, add up to 400. (20^2)

    Based on this, we can use the values of 12 and 16 to satisfy this.

    12^2+16^2=144*256=400

    Therefore, the legs of the triangle are 12 and 16.
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