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Given any two whole integers m and n such that m > n, how do you generate a Pythagorean triple. Example: 7 and 5? Thank you.

 Jul 13, 2018
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Use these formulas:  m2 + n2,  m2 - n2,  2·m·n

 

For example:  If  m = 2  and  n = 1, then you have:  22 + 12  =  5     22 - 12​  =  3     2·2·1  =  4.

 Jul 13, 2018

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