The quantities 8a, 15a, 17a from a Pythagorean triplet.

True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is A
True

$(8 a)^{2} = 64 a^{2} (15 a)^{2} = 225 a^{2} (17 a)^{2} = 289 a^{2}$
We can clearly see that,
$289 a^{2} = 225 a^{2} + 64 a^{2}$
Hence, they form a Pythagorian triplet.

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