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Does the numbers 4, 5, 6 form a pythagorean triple?

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Shwetank Mauria

Jun 11, 2016

#4#, #5# and #6# are not pythagorean triple.

Explanation:

For a set of three numbers to be pythagorean,

the square of the largest number should be equal to sum of the squares of other two.

Here among #4#, #5# and #6#, #6# is largest whose square is #36#

and sum of squares of other two numbers is #4^2+5^2=16+25=41#, which is more than #36#

Hence #4#, #5# and #6# are not pythagorean triple.

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