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What is a Pythagorean triplet? Write three Pythagorean triplets.


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A Pythagorean triplet is a2+b2=c2where a,bandcare integers.

These triples are represented as (a,b,c)

Here, ais the perpendicular,b is the base, andc is the hypotenuse of the right-angled triangle.

The three Pythagorean triplets are given below,

(3,4,5)byevaluatingweget,32+42=529+16=25

(5,12,13)byevaluatingweget,52+122=13225+144=169

(7,24,25)byevaluatingweget72+242=252=49+576=625

Hence, the three triples are (3,4,5),(5,12,13)and(7,24,25)


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