SOLUTION: I am lost on how to get Pythagorean Triplets. Please help.

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Question 593973: I am lost on how to get Pythagorean Triplets. Please help.
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20055) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
All Pythagorean triples (or "triplets") are of this form:

           (mē-nē, 2mn, mē+nē) 

choose positive integers for m and n, but always choose a larger positive
integer for m than for n.  Here are all the ones choosing integers
m and n as 10 or less:

 m   n   mē-nē  2mn   mē+nē    triplet
-----------------------------------------
 2   1     3      4      5     (3,4,5)
 3   1     8      6     10     (8,6,10)
 3   2     5     12     13     (5,12,13)
 4   1    15      8     17     (15,8,17)
 4   2    12     16     20     (12,16,20)
 4   3     7     24     25     (7,24,25)
 5   1    24     10     26     (24,10,26)
 5   2    21     20     29     (21,20,29)
 5   3    16     30     34     (16,30,34)
 5   4     9     40     41     (9,40,41)
 6   1    35     12     37     (35,12,37)
 6   2    32     24     40     (32,24,40)
 6   3    27     36     45     (27,36,45)
 6   4    20     48     52     (20,48,52)
 6   5    11     60     61     (11,60,61)
 7   1    48     14     50     (48,14,50)
 7   2    45     28     53     (45,28,53)
 7   3    40     42     58     (40,42,58)
 7   4    33     56     65     (33,56,65)
 7   5    24     70     74     (24,70,74)
 7   6    13     84     85     (13,84,85)
 8   1    63     16     65     (63,16,65)
 8   2    60     32     68     (60,32,68)
 8   3    55     48     73     (55,48,73)
 8   4    48     64     80     (48,64,80)
 8   5    39     80     89     (39,80,89)
 8   6    28     96    100     (28,96,100)
 8   7    15    112    113     (15,112,113)
 9   1    80     18     82     (80,18,82)
 9   2    77     36     85     (77,36,85)
 9   3    72     54     90     (72,54,90)
 9   4    65     72     97     (65,72,97)
 9   5    56     90    106     (56,90,106)
 9   6    45    108    117     (45,108,117)
 9   7    32    126    130     (32,126,130)
 9   8    17    144    145     (17,144,145)
10   1    99     20    101     (99,20,101)
10   2    96     40    104     (96,40,104)
10   3    91     60    109     (91,60,109)
10   4    84     80    116     (84,80,116)
10   5    75    100    125     (75,100,125)
10   6    64    120    136     (64,120,136)
10   7    51    140    149     (51,140,149)
10   8    36    160    164     (36,160,164)
10   9    19    180    181     (19,180,181)

Edwin