Problem #PRU-100645

Problems Geometry Plane geometry Triangles Types of triangles Right-angled triangles Pythagorean theorem and its converse

Problem

A triple of natural numbers a,b,c such that a2+b2=c2 is called a Pythagorean triple. There are some small Pythagorean triples that are well-known, like 3,4,5 and 5,12,13. Let us have a look at the latter one. We can notice an interesting thing: not only 52+122=132, but also 52=25=12+13 and 1312=1. Use that as an inspiration to find an idea of how to generate some more Pythagorean triples. Check if they are correct by plugging them into the equation a2+b2=c2.