Question

write the pythagorean triplet whose smallest member 8​

Answer 1

Answer: The triplet is 8, 18, 17 with 8 as the smallest number.

The smallest number is  

8

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The Pythagorean triplet are in the form of  

2m ,

m 2 − 1 , m 2 + 1 .  

The smallest number of the Pythagorean triplet is,  

2 m = 8

m=4

The second number of Pythagorean triplets is.

m 2 − 1

= 4 2 − 1

= 16 − 1

= 15

The third number of the Pythagorean triplet is,

m 2 + 1

= 4 2 + 1

= 16 + 1

= 17

Thus, the Pythagorean triplet is  

8,15  a n d  ,  17

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