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Let <math>ab=p</math> and <math>a+b=s</math>, we have <math>p=6\cdot (s+ \sqrt {s^2 - 2p})</math>. | Let <math>ab=p</math> and <math>a+b=s</math>, we have <math>p=6\cdot (s+ \sqrt {s^2 - 2p})</math>. | ||
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[hide]Problem 23
How many non-congruent right triangles with positive integer leg lengths have areas that are numerically equal to times their perimeters?
Solution
Using Euclid's formula for generating primitive triples: , , where and are relatively prime positive integers, exactly one of which being even.
Since we do not want to restrict ourselves to only primitives, we will add a factor of k. , ,
Now we do some casework.
For
which has solutions , , ,
Removing the solutions that do not satisfy the conditions of Euclid's formula, the only solutions are and
For
has solutions , , both of which are valid.
For
has solutions , of which only is valid.
For
has solution , which is valid.
This means that the solutions for are
solutions
Solution 2
Let and be the two legs of the triangle.
We have .
Then .
We can complete the square under the root, and we get, .
Let and , we have .
After rearranging, squaring both sides, and simplifying, we have .
Putting back and , and after factoring using , we've got .
Factoring 72, we get 6 pairs of and
And this gives us solutions .
See Also
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