Question

The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 17. The lengths of the two legs are whole numbers. What are they?

Answer 1

@Zale101 @Vocaloid @Michele_Laino @ganeshie8

Answer 2

@freckles

Answer 3

hint:
\(289=225+64\)

Answer 4

17^2= 15^2+8^2

289=225+64

Answer 5

A pythagorean triple does include:
\(\large 8 - 15 - 17\)

Therefore the two legs can be \(\large 8\) and \(\large 15\).