A RIGHT ANGLED TRIANGLE HAS PERIMETER EQUAL TO 198 AND AREA IS 1386.WHAT IS THE LENGTH OF THE HYPOTENUSE
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Let a and b be the legs and c be the hypotenuse of the right triangle.
Clearly 2 a b = 1 3 8 6 , a + b + c = 1 9 8 and a 2 + b 2 = c 2 . (The last one is the Pythagorean theorem .)
Now, 2 a b = 4 ⋅ 1 3 8 6 and a 2 + b 2 + 2 a b = ( a + b ) 2 = ( 1 9 8 − c ) 2 = c 2 − 2 ⋅ 1 9 8 c + 1 9 8 2 ,
which imply that c 2 + 4 ⋅ 1 3 8 6 = c 2 − 2 ⋅ 1 9 8 c + 1 9 8 2 ⟹ c = 2 ⋅ 1 9 8 1 9 8 2 − 4 ⋯ 1 3 8 6 = 9 9 − 1 4 = 8 5 .
Hence, the answer is 8 5 .