SOLUTION: i am in 8th grade and i would like help with this The triple 8-15-17 is a Pythagorean Triple a=8, b=15 and c=17 (these are the original numbers to work with) how do you find mor

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Question 110170: i am in 8th grade and i would like help with this
The triple 8-15-17 is a Pythagorean Triple
a=8, b=15 and c=17 (these are the original numbers to work with)
how do you find more triples X2, X3, X5 and X10
Then you check the answers c squared = a squared + b squared?
Confused

Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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8,15,17 MULTIPLIED BY 2=16,30,34
MULTIPLIED BY 3=24,45,51
MULTIPLIED BY 5=40,75,85
MULTIPLIED BY 10=80,150,170