Question

Find the Pythagorean triplets of the numbers, the smallest of which is 18.​

Answer 1

Answer:

18,24,30

Step-by-step explanation:

3:4:5

3x:4x:5x

x=6

3×6:4×6:5×6

Answer 2

Answer:

For every natural number m>2,(2m,m

2

−1,m

2

+1) is a pythagorean triplet and the smallest number is 2m

Given:2m=16⇒m=

2

16

=8

⇒m

2

−1=8

2

−1=64−1=63

and m

2

+1=8

2

+1=64+1=65

∴ The triplet is (16,63,65)