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The hypotenuse of a right angled triangle has its ends at the points `(1, 3)` and `(4,1)` . Find the equation of the legs (perpendicular sides) of the triangle.

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Let ABC be the right angles triangle, where `/_C=90∘`
There are infinity many such lines.
Let m be the slope of AC.
∴ Slope of BC`=1/m`​
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