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In a right triangle with integer length sides, the hypotenuse has length 39 units. How many units is the length of the shorter leg?

 May 10, 2019
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We have a multiple of a 5 - 12 - 13 right triangle......multiplying each integer by 3, we get a 15 - 36 - 39 right triangle

 

So....the shorter leg has a length of  15

 

 

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 May 10, 2019

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