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Illuminations: Same Hypoteneuse

What is the smallest integer that can be the hypotenuse of two different right triangles, each of which has legs whose lengths are also integers?

This brainteaser was written by Derrick Niederman.


Math Topics
Geometry
High School
9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
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Illuminations: Same Hypoteneuse

What is the smallest integer that can be the hypotenuse of two different right triangles, each of which has legs whose lengths are also integers?

This brainteaser was written by Derrick Niederman.

Math Topics
Geometry
High School
9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
Descriptions of PDFs

Problem and solution

What are you looking for?

Organization

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Website URL

Type of Resource

Activity Sheet
PDF File

Assigned Categories