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If the lengths of the two legs of a right triangle are integers, the length of the hypotenuse can never be an integer. true or fausle

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Because: 3,4, and 5 are lengths of right-angled triangle, so 12,5, and 13 are, and many more
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False. Pythagorean triples can result in an integer hypotenuse.
For example, leg = 3 cm, another leg = 4 cm, and hypotenuse = 5 cm.
Google "pythagorean triples" for more information. There are several similar examples.
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