Other Properties
If segments of lengths p and q emanating from vertex C trisect the hypotenuse into segments of length c/3, then
The right triangle is the only triangle having two, rather than three, distinct inscribed squares.
Let h and k (h > k) be the sides of the two inscribed squares in a right triangle with hypotenuse c. Then
The perimeter of a right triangle equals the sum of the radii of the incircle and the three excircles.
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