Mazi S.

asked • 06/20/20

Geometry and Algebra 1 Introduction

How can I draw a triangle with whole number side lengths and a hypotenuse of 10 units.


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Etta W. answered • 06/20/20

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There are Pythagorean triples where the lengths of the sides are positive integers (whole numbers.)

One of the triples is 3, 4,5 where 5 is the hypotenuse.

If we multiply 5 by 2, the hypotenuse would be 10.

If we multiply the 3 and 4 by 2, we will have the other side lengths.



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Mazi S.

Thank you so much, but I am going to 7th grade and this sounds a little confusing and complicating. Could you phrase it differently?
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