QUESTION 5 Use any algebraic identity to generate Pythagorean triples:
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Let's set a = 2 and b = 1: (2+1)^2 = 2^2 + 2(2)(1) + 1^2 9 = 4 + 4 + 1 9 = 9 Show more…
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