SOLUTION: Given the following two pair for values x 1 = 5, y 1 = 4 and x 2 = 1, y 2 = . Calculate the Pythagorean triples associated with each pair. Based on the results of the previous

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Question 934946: Given the following two pair for values x 1 = 5, y 1 = 4 and x 2 = 1, y 2 = .
Calculate the Pythagorean triples associated with each pair.
Based on the results of the previous activity, for which values x n and y n is this identity valid?

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Given the following two pair for values x 1 = 5, y 1 = 4 and x 2 = 1, y 2 = .
Calculate the Pythagorean triples associated with each pair
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x 1 = 5, y 1 = 4
Ans:: sqrt[5^2+4^2] = sqrt[41
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and x 2 = 1, y 2 = ?
Ans: r = sqrt[1^2 + ?^2]
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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