Pythagorean Triples
a2 + b2 = c2
(this is the equation for the Pythagorean Theorem)
Examples of these are:
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| 3,4,5 Triangle |
5,12,13 triangle |
9,40,41 Triangle |
| 32 + 42 = 52 |
52 + 122 = 132 |
92 + 402 = 412 |
There are an infinite number of triangles like these!
The simplest way to create further pythagorean triples is to simply scale up a set of triples.
Example: scale 3,4,5 by 2 gives 6,8,10 which also fits the formula a2 + b2 = c2
If you want to know more about them read Pythagorean Triples - Advanced
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