A right triangle with sides

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Imagine a right triangle with sides:

Long side C is $4n$, sides $b$ and $a$ are $2n$ and $n$, where $n$ is an integer.

How many right triangles are of this form?

My attempt:

$$16n^2 = 4n^2 + n^2$$ $$11n^2 = 0$$

$n$ is not an integer. No right triangles can be made this way.

Had this on an entrance exam for medicine...It seemed too obvious to be true...?