One leg of a right triangle has length 7. The lengths of the other two sides are whole numbers. The length of the other leg is
a0 and the length of the hypotenuse is
a1.

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One leg of a right triangle has length 7. The lengths of the other two sides are whole numbers. The length of the other leg is 
a0 and the length of the hypotenuse is 
a1.

fortytherapper · Answer

So, what are we looking for?

ashlyhall8 · Answer

The length of the other leg and the length of the hypotenuse

directrix · Answer

If you know about the Pythagorean Triples, you can figure out what the other two sides are. A "Pythagorean Triple" is a set of positive integers, a, b and c that fits the rule: a^2 + b^2 = c^2. Examples: (5, 12, 13) and (9, 40, 41)and (3,4,5) Look at the first row of the attached chart to find the triple that begins with 7. You might want to read about the triples at the link. They will save you time in your work. https://www.mathsisfun.com/pythagorean_triples.html

directrix · Answer

@ashlyhall8