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Question 331491: pythagorean triples are composed of
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20055) About Me  (Show Source):
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A Pythagorean triple is a set of three positive integers,
{a, b, c} such that a%5E2%2Bb%5E2=c%5E2
Examples are {3,4,5}, {5,12,13}, {7,24,25}, {8,15,17}, {9,40,41}

They can be found by choosing any two positive integers m and n,
where m > n
and substituting in these three equations:
system%28a=m%5E2-n%5E2%2C%0D%0Ab=2mn%2C%0D%0Ac=m%5E2%2Bn%5E2%29
Edwin