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Do there exist a right triangle and an isosceles triangle, each with sides of rational length, that have both the same perimeter and the same area?

Yes, there’s exactly one such pair!

The right triangle has sides of lengths (377, 135, 352) and the isosceles of lengths (366, 366, 132).

Via Robin Houston’s Twitter feed.

December 11, 2019December 10, 2019 | Science & Math

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