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Which number forms a Pythagorean triplewith 70 and 74?

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We have that Pythagorean triple consist of 3 positive integers a,b, and c such that


a^2+b^2=c^2

then in our case is

a=?

b=70

c=74

and we will calculate c


\begin{gathered} a=\sqrt[]{74^2-70^2} \\ a=24 \end{gathered}

the Pythagorean triple is { 24,70,74}

User Pierre R
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