document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=622338>Question 622338</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Are  8,21,26 pythagorean tripples </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "if they are triples, then the following must hold:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a^2 + b^2 = c^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8^2 + 21^2 = 26^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8^2 + 21^2 = 26^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "64 + 441 = 676<BR>\n" );
document.write( "505 = 676 (false)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "conclusion: NO, 8,21,26 are not Pythagorean triples </SPAN>\n" );
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