8, 15, 17 is a Pythagorean triplet

True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is A
True

Square of the respective given numbers are,

$8^{2}$ = 64

$15^{2}$ = 225

$17^{2}$ = 289

We can observe that,

$8^{2}$ + $15^{2}$ = $64 + 225$ = $289$ = $17^{2}$

Follows Pythagoras Theorem

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