Check whether the following triplets are Pythagorean Triplets:- $( 5,\ 12,\ 13)$.


Given: Triplets $( 5,\ 12,\ 13)$.

To do: To check whether the given triplets are Pythagorean Triplets.

Solution:

According to Pythagorean triplet:

The square of the largest number is equal to the sum of square of other two numbers.

Here, $13^2= 169$, $12^2=144$, $5^2=25$

$\therefore 12^2+5^2=144+25=169$

$\Rightarrow 13^2=12^2+5^2$

Hence they are Pythagorean triplet.

Updated on: 10-Oct-2022

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