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Are these numbers a Pythagorean triple? yes or no

Are these numbers a Pythagorean triple? yes or no-example-1

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Answer:

Yes

Explanation:

You know if the numbers are in a Pythagorean triple if the sum of the squares of the two smaller numbers is equal to the square of the largest number according to the Pythagorean Theorem:
a^2+b^2=c^2.

Here, a = 15 and b = 20. Let's see if:
15^2+20^2 equals
25^2.

15^2 = 225

20^2 = 400

15^2 + 20^2 = 225 + 400 = 625

25^2 = 625

Since 15^2 + 20^2 does indeed equal 25^2, we know that this is a Pythagorean triple.

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