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STATEMENT (1) The lengths of the three sides of ΔABC are consecutive even integers.
let the two legs be --2n and 2n+2 hypotenuse 2n+4
then 4\((n+2)^2\) = 4\(n^2\)+4\((n+1)^2\)
(n+1)(n-3)=0
n =3 (n cant be -ve value)
hypotenuse = 10
SUFFICIENT

STATEMENT (2) The hypotenuse of ΔABC is 4 units longer than the shorter leg.
let the shorter leg = x
hypotenuse = x+4
since we don't know the value of x we can't find the value of the hypotenuse
INSUFFICIENT

A is the answer

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What is the length of the hypotenuse of ΔABC ?

(1) The lengths of the three sides of ΔABC are consecutive even integers.
(2) The hypotenuse of ΔABC is 4 units longer than the shorter leg.


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Is a hypotenuse present only in right triangles?
the measures could be 10-12-14
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When we say three consecutive even integers
2n, 2n+2, 2n+4 (longest side is the hypotenuse)

How do we solve it as per Pythagoras theorem and get to the definitive answer ?

Request you to please help !

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Have you tried to solve this ?
This can be easily solved algebraically as given:
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When we say three consecutive even integers
2n, 2n+2, 2n+4 (longest side is the hypotenuse)

How do we solve it as per Pythagoras theorem and get to the definitive answer ?

Request you to please help !

Many thanks
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For statement 2, isn't the triplet (6, 8, 10) the only possible solution in which hypotenuse is 4 units more than its legs???

If yes, then the answer could be D.
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nishant: I have the same doubt. Can anyone explain this?
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nishant: I have the same doubt. Can anyone explain this?

Aren't you assuming that the lengths of the sides are integers? What if the sides are 9/8, 5 and 41/8?
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Is it correct to conclude that only 3-4-5 is a valid condition for a right triangle w “consecutive integers” sides?

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Is it correct to conclude that only 3-4-5 is a valid condition for a right triangle w “consecutive integers” sides?

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Yes. But notice that (1) says that "The lengths of the three sides of ΔABC are consecutive even integers." 6-8-10 triangle is the only one with side lengths of consecutive even integers.
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Thanks Bunuel!
Yes, you are absolutely right. Here the main qualifier includes even integers.

I was thinking in case statement A said “consecutive integers”, that also would have been sufficient to infer the length of the hyp. Correct?

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Thanks Bunuel!
Yes, you are absolutely right. Here the main qualifier includes even integers.

I was thinking in case statement A said “consecutive integers”, that also would have been sufficient to infer the length of the hyp. Correct?

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Hello GMATBusters,

I was wondering whether you could help me on this one,

IF statement 2 said that the 3 sides must have an integer value , would then statement 2 be sufficient too? If yes how could we prove that there is only one triplet that fulfils the statement?
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You are right.

if the 3 sides are given to be integers in St2

The hypotenuse of ΔABC is 4 units longer than the shorter leg. , it would be sufficient to satisfy.

only (6,8,10) is satisfying it .

But if St2 had been sides are integers and Hypotenuse is 4 units more than one of the legs. then it would NOT be sufficient.

both (6,8,10) and (12, 16, 20) ( even more such triplets are there )satisfy it.

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Hello GMATBusters,

I was wondering whether you could help me on this one,

IF statement 2 said that the 3 sides must have an integer value , would then statement 2 be sufficient too? If yes how could we prove that there is only one triplet that fulfils the statement?
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For statement 2, isn't the triplet (6, 8, 10) the only possible solution in which hypotenuse is 4 units more than its legs???

If yes, then the answer could be D.


I have the same doubt. I request anyone to please explain why Statement 2 is insufficient. I mean, algebraically yes, it is insufficient but logically isn't this a sufficient condition?

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For statement 2, isn't the triplet (6, 8, 10) the only possible solution in which hypotenuse is 4 units more than its legs???

If yes, then the answer could be D.


I have the same doubt. I request anyone to please explain why Statement 2 is insufficient. I mean, algebraically yes, it is insufficient but logically isn't this a sufficient condition?

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Statement 2 provides a relationship between only two sides, the hypotenuse and the shorter leg. There are an infinite number of triangles such that the difference in length between the hypotenuse and the shorter leg is 4.

You can think of it this way: 6, 8, 10 is the only triangle that fits that difference of 4 constraint and has side lengths that are integer values. However, by playing with the side lengths, we can see that other values are possible if we are not constrained to integer values.

For example, we could add 0.1 to 6 and 10 to have a triangle the lengths of whose shorter leg and hypotenuse are 6.1 and 10.1 respectively. We don't have to do the math to see that such a triangle is possible and that the length of the third side will be a decimal value just a little greater than 8.

We could add 0.2 and do the same thing.

So, Statement 2 is insufficient.
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