Find the sum of the areas of the pythagorean triangles whose areas are equal to their perimeters
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A pythagorean triangle is the triangle in which the sides a , b , c , are pythagorean triple. Means a 2 + b 2 = c 2
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Up voted. It would be better if there was explanation for how 6,8,10......and.....5,12,13 is obtain.
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Only two Pythagorean triples have perimeter equal to area :
6 , 8 , 1 0 and 5 , 1 2 , 1 3
Thus 2 4 + 3 0 = 5 4
How do you know the other triples doesn't work?
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3 , 4 , 5 does not
The triples with greater numbers will form an area too large compared to the perimeter
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You did proof by exhaustion on an infinite number of triplets?
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@Pi Han Goh – What are you talking about ????? what exhaustion ????? I don't understand ?
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@Vaibhav Prasad – Proof by Exhaustion
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@Pi Han Goh – Who's this "white rabbit" that you've asked us to follow ?
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@A Former Brilliant Member – THIS
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@Pi Han Goh – Oh , I see . Matrix !
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Let x , y , z are the sides of the triangle
We know two equations
x 2 + y 2 = z 2
x + y + z = 2 1 x y
From the second equation we get
z = 2 1 x y − ( x + y )
Putting the value of x on the first we get
x 2 + y 2 = [ 2 1 x y − ( x + y ) ] 2
or, x y − 4 ( x + y ) + 8 = 0
or, x y − 4 ( x + y ) + 1 6 = 8
or ( x − 4 ) ( y − 4 ) = 8
From this we get the two triplets 6 , 8 , 1 0 and 5 , 1 2 , 1 3
So the answer is 2 4 + 3 0 = 5 4