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WHich of the following sets of integers is a Pythagorean triple?

15,9,17

5,12,13

6,8,12

3,5,6

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the right answer is 5,12,13 believe me took this quiz good luck


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User David Alpert
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Pythagorean theorem states that:
c^2=a^2+b^2
where:
c=hypotenuse
a and b are the legs
this implies that, a and b are shorter than c; thus to find the Pythagorean theorem we look for values that satisfy the above equation, where c is the longest side.
17^2=15^2+9^2
thus (17,15,9) are Pythagorean triple.

13^2=5^2+12^2
Thus (5,12,13) are Pythagorean triple

12^2≠6^2+8^2
Thus they are not Pythagorean triple

6^2=5^2+3^2
Thus (3,5,6) are not Pythagorean theorem.



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