The hypotenuse of a right triangle is √61. What whole-number lengths of legs can this triangle have? Explain.

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x^2 + y^2 = 61
x x^2 y^2
1 1 == 60 nope
2 4 == 57 nope
3 9 == 52 nope
4 16 = 45 nope
5 25 = 36 SCORE!!! 5 and 6
6 36 well then 25 of course
7 49 = 12 nope
8 too big

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