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Determine whether 27, 120, 123 and explain why they form a Pythagorean triple? Thank you!

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Phythagorean triple is when the sum of two squares is equal to the square of another number.
27^2 + 120^2 = 729 + 14400 = 15129 123^2 = 15129
27^2 + 120^2 = 123^2

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