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Example Question #711 : Ssat Upper Level Quantitative (Math)
What is the area of a right triangle whose hypotenuse is 13 inches and whose legs each measure a number of inches equal to an integer?
Possible Answers:
It cannot be determined from the information given.
Correct answer:
Explanation:
We are looking for a Pythagorean triple - that is, three integers that satisfy the relationship . We know that
, and the only Pythagorean triple with
is
. The legs of the triangle are therefore 5 and 12, and the area of the right triangle is
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