2007 AMC 12B Problem 23
Problem 23 of 25HarderAlgebraGeometryNumber Theory
How many non-congruent right triangles with positive integer leg lengths have areas that are numerically equal to times their perimeters?
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Solution
Let the legs be The condition is so
Squaring and simplifying gives hence The positive integer solutions are
The pair is extraneous: its area is while its perimeter is and three times that is So exactly triangles work.
Thus, the correct answer is A.