Pythagorean triples are given by these formulas:
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How many Pythagorean triples satisfy one leg is 30 and the other leg is odd? Explain your answer.

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Pythagorean triples are given by these formulas:
https://media.glynlyon.com/g_alg02_ccss_2013/6/img_alg02u06t02a2_54.gif

How many Pythagorean triples satisfy one leg is 30 and the other leg is odd? Explain your answer.

anonymous · Answer

hello?

anonymous · Answer

@e.mccormick   can you please help me ive been stuck on this question for an hour and a half now

e.mccormick · Answer

Well, first off, do you know what a Pythagorean triple is?

anonymous · Answer

No

e.mccormick · Answer

It comes from how they used to solve right triangles back in the time of Pythagoras.
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So you would start with the triangle.

anonymous · Answer

ok

e.mccormick · Answer

Then they would find out how many squares would fill up a and b that would equlal filling up c.
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