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  • Apr 3, 2011, 05:30 PM
    studenthelp143
    Help with Euclid's Formula?
    My numbers are 20, 99, and 101, which fit a Pythagorean triple.

    20^2+ 99^2= 101^2

    However, where do these fit into Euclid's formula? A = 2mn, B = m^2- n^2, and C = m^2+ n^2.

    What are m and n?
  • Apr 3, 2011, 05:46 PM
    eawoodall
    if you look at C-B what do you notice?
    m^2 +n^2 - (m^2 -n^2) (combine like terms)
    m^2-m^2 + n^2+n^2
    0m^2 +2n^2
    so C-B = 2(n^2)
    how far apart are two of the three numbers?
    101-99 = 2.
    so if n were 1, then C-B = 2.
    amazing isn't it?
    now that we know n is 1,
    plug in the numbers
    A=2m(1)
    A=2m
    which number have we not used out of our three numbers?
    must be the 20
    20 = 2(m)
    20/2 = 2m/2
    10 = m
    now we know m,
    plug in the numbers
    B= 10^2 - 1^2
    C= 10^2 + 1^2

    to review:
    Euclid's formula? A = 2mn, B = m^2- n^2, and C = m^2+ n^2.
    What are m and n?

  • Apr 4, 2011, 07:38 AM
    studenthelp143
    Comment on eawoodall's post
    But where are you getting 20 from? When you say "which number have we not used out of our three numbers?" I don't see that 20 was ever mentioned..

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