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Question Is it possible for the three side lengths of a right triangle to be odd integers? Complete the explanation. (select) vif the two shorter side lengths are odd, then their squares are (select) v. But the sum of their squares is (select) vTherefore; the sum of the squares of the two shorter side lengths (select) v itself be the square of an odd number.
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Is it possible for the three side lengths of a right triangle to be odd integers? Complete the explanation.
But the sum of
(select) vif the two shorter side lengths are odd, then their squares are (select) v
their squares is (select) v Therefore; the sum of the squares of the two shorter side lengths
(select) v itself be the square of an odd number.
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