The simplest Pythagorean triplets are composed of natural numbers.
But in an isoscles right triangle, Two sides are equal. Let them both be some natural number x. The hypotenuse is [x * sqrt (2)], which is obviously irrational.
One cannot say that these are not triplets. A Pythagorean triplet is a set of 3 numbers a, b and c such that:
a^2 + b^2 = c^2
a, b or c can be rational or irrational. In other words, such triples are composed of real numbers, which is a set of numbers that includes whole numbers, natural numbers, rational numbers and irrational numbers.
Here is a natural number example:
3^2 + 4^2 = 5^2
Here is a triplet composed of one irrational number:
1^2 + 1^2 = (sqrt 2)^2
Here is a completely irrational triplet:
(sqrt 6)^2 + (sqrt 11)^2 = (sqrt 17)^2
The numbers a,b and c that make such triplets are written as (a, b, c) with a < (or equal to) b < c
2007-04-08 00:13:07
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answer #1
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answered by Akilesh - Internet Undertaker 7
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Well the first one is
3, 4, 5
2007-04-07 22:15:53
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answer #2
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answered by Anonymous
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A Pythagorean triple consists of three positive integers a, b, and c, such that a²+ b² = c². Such a triple is commonly written (a, b, c), and a well-known example is (3, 4, 5).
2007-04-07 22:16:54
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answer #3
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answered by shawn michaels pwns cena 4
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Take:
2n+1, and two consecutive numbers m,m+1 such that
(m + 1)^2 - m^2 = (2n + 1)^2
m^2 +2m + 1 - m^2 = (2n + 1)^2
2m + 1 = (2n + 1)^2
2m = (2n + 1)^2 - 1
m = [(2n + 1)^2 - 1]/2
m + 1= [(2n + 1)^2 + 1]/2
For each natural n, take the triplet
2n+1, [(2n + 1)^2 - 1]/2, [(2n + 1)^2 + 1]/2
To get 3,4,5, take n=1
2n+1 = 3
[(2n + 1)^2 - 1]/2 = (3^2 - 1)/2 = 8/2 = 4
[(2n + 1)^2 + 1]/2 = (3^2 + 1)/2 = 10/2 = 5
Another pythagorean triplet is 5,12,13
5=2*2+1
[(2*2 + 1)^2 - 1]/2 = (5^2 - 1)/2 = 24/2 = 12
[(2*2 + 1)^2 + 1]/2 = (5^2 + 1)/2 = 26/2 = 13
And so on...
And choose b - natural numbers as your answer.
2007-04-07 22:36:00
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answer #4
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answered by Amit Y 5
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A square of "ANY odd whole number" when split as "two values having a-unit difference" ( 'a higher value is a hypotenuse' and 'lower value is a long-side of right angled triangle'), a relation "(any odd number)^2 = (hypotenuse)^2 - (a long-side of right angled triangle)^2 " is maintained!
We know it as Pythagorean triplets!
2007-04-08 05:32:22
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answer #5
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answered by kkr 3
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It consists of three nos like a,b,c such that:a^2+b^2=c^2
here c is the greatest no
this is used in right angled triangles
2007-04-07 23:53:25
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answered by Anonymous
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Three numbers a, b and c such that a^2 + b^2 = c^2.
2007-04-07 22:16:52
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answer #7
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answered by Anonymous
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