Originally Posted by
FLchickie
Never used this site so bear with me :D
Ok a question from my schoolbook:
Which of the following sets are Pythagorean triples?
Im pretty sure I got the first three right but not sure how to do this one at all:
3^2, 4^2, and 5^2.
Does the fact that there is already a 2 there mean I should square it twice???
HELP!!!
Thanks!
A Pythagorean triple consists of 3 integers a, b, and c, where a^2 + b^2 = c^2. Hence 3, 4, and 5 are a Pythagorean triple, since 3^2 + 4^2 = 5^2. However, 3^2, 4^2 and 5^2 is NOT a Pythagorean triple, since 9^2 + 16^2 does not equal 25^2.