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      LazorCat M0★ M1★
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      I've been trying to find numbers that apply for the PT (Pythagorean Thereom) but I can't find many unique ones. Anybody have a formula for this?

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        agreeablekoala M2
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        Well, the Pythagorean Theorem itself is a^2 + b^2 = c^2. Any numbers that apply to this formula applies to the Pythagorean Theorem itself, however, some commonly used ones are 3, 4, 5 / 5, 12, 13 / 7, 24, 25 / and 8, 15, 17. All multiples of these three numbers are also applicable, for instance 6, 8, 10. However, all the numbers must be multiplied by the same amount, i.e 32 for 6, 42 for 8, and 5*2 for 10, so 6, 8, 10 is also follows the Pythagorean Theorem.

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          JoyfulSapling M2★
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          If you mean cool ways to generate Pythagorean triples, then look at wikipedia.
          My teacher once taught me a way using fractions. It is complicated, but it's cool:

          $$\text{1. Find a (any) fraction } \frac{a}{b}, \text{ where }a \text{ and } b \text{ are relatively prime (a.k.a. coprime, mutually prime).} \newline \text{2. Find numbers (most likely fractions) }x \text{ and }y \text{ that satisfy the system} \newline System= \left\{ \begin{array}{l} x+y=\dfrac{a}{b} \\ x-y=\dfrac{b}{a} \end{array} \right. \newline -------------------------------- \newline \text{Let's say your }x \text{ is the fraction } \frac{c}{d} \text{, and your }y \text{ is the fraction } \frac{e}{f}. \newline \text{Then your triple is } \newline d^2+e^2=c^2. \newline \text{You can use a calculator to check.} \newline -------------------------------- \newline \footnotesize{\LaTeX} \text{is } 100 \% \text{ by me.} $$

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            LazorCat M0★ M1★ @JoyfulSapling
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            @JoyfulSapling That's actually really cool

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