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1,2,5Are these Pythagorean triples.

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A set of three integers that satisfies the Pythagorean theorem are called the Pythagorean Triple.

Given the numbers 1,2 and 5.


\begin{gathered} 5^2=1^2+2^2 \\ 25=1+4 \\ 25\\eq5 \end{gathered}

1, 2 and 5 are not Pythagorean Triples.

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