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Is it possible to make a right-angled triangle with side lengths that are all perfect squares?

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Zach Abueg
Jun 24, 2017

Let's say this was possible:

Let x 2 x^2 , y 2 y^2 , and z 2 z^2 be the sides of the right triangle. Plugging them into a 2 + b 2 = c 2 a^2 + b^2 = c^2 , we have x 4 + y 4 = z 4 x^4 + y^4 = z^4 . By Fermat's Last Theorem , we know this must have no positive integer solutions ( x , y , z ) (x, y, z) , and thus there cannot exist a right triangle with perfect square sides.

Sumukh Bansal
Nov 19, 2017

Let us suppose that there can be a right-angled triangle with sides a 2 , b 2 , c 2 a^2,b^2,c^2

Then a 4 + b 4 = c 4 a^4+b^4=c^4 (Using Pythogoras Theorom) but according to Fermat's Last Theorem We know that there do not exist any Four Natural numbers such that x n + y n = z n x^n+y^n=z^n

So the Answer is NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO \huge\text{NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO}

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