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Tidy Triangle (Posted on 2006-05-05)

Find the smallest obtuse triangle such that its sides, the altitude to the obtuse angle, and the median to the largest side are all integers.

In case it arises, "smallest" refers to the area of the triangle.

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re(3): If not different

| Comment 6 of 7 |

(In reply to re(2): If not different by Dej Mar)

Good point, Dej Mar. Gamer's 5,5,8 triangle is the best that anyone has revealed here and appears to be THE solution.

Posted by Richard on 2006-05-06 15:35:58

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