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Three, (15 points) The side lengths of a right-angled triangle are all integers, and its area is numerically equal to its perimeter. Determine the lengths of the three sides of this right-angled triangle.

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Solution

Three, let aa and bb be the lengths of the two legs of a right triangle, then the length of the hypotenuse c=a2+b2c = \sqrt{a^2 + b^2}. Since aa, bb, and cc are all positive integers, aba \neq b. Without loss of generality, assume a>ba > b. According to the problem, we have
a+b+a2+b2=ab2. a + b + \sqrt{a^2 + b^2} = \frac{ab}{2}.

Squaring both sides and simplifying, we get a2b24a2bab2+2ab=0\frac{a^2 b^2}{4} - a^2 b - ab^2 + 2ab = 0, which simplifies to ab4a4b+8=0ab - 4a - 4b + 8 = 0.
Thus, (a4)(b4)=8=1×8=2×4(a-4)(b-4) = 8 = 1 \times 8 = 2 \times 4.
Since aa and bb are positive integers and a>ba > b, we have
{a4=8,b4=1 or {a4=4,b4=2 \left\{\begin{array}{l} a - 4 = 8, \\ b - 4 = 1 \end{array} \text { or } \left\{\begin{array}{l} a - 4 = 4, \\ b - 4 = 2 \end{array}\right.\right.

Solving these, we get a=12,b=5,c=13a = 12, b = 5, c = 13; or a=8,b=6,c=10a = 8, b = 6, c = 10.
Therefore, the lengths of the sides of the right triangle are (12,5,13)(12, 5, 13) or (8,6,10)(8, 6, 10).

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