1956 AHSME Problems/Problem 39
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Problem 39
The hypotenuse and one arm of a right triangle are consecutive integers. The square of the second arm is:
Solution
The sides of the triangle are and We know that the hypotenuse and one leg are consecutive integers, so we can rewrite the side lengths as and
Squaring the middle length gets so the answer is
The square of the second arm is which is equal to -coolmath34
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