Squaring The Triangle

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It is known that there exists a Pythagorean triple ( a , b , c ) (a,b,c) such that both sum of legs a + b a+b and hypotenuse c c are perfect squares.

Evaluate the sum of all prime factors of a + b c \sqrt{a+b} - \sqrt{c} .


The answer is 303.

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TRIVIA: According to Fermat , the smallest such triple has sides a = 4565486027761 , b = 1061652293520 a = 4565486027761, b = 1061652293520 and c = 4687298610289 c = 4687298610289 .

Here we have a + b = 237215 9 2 a+b = 2372159^2 and c = 216501 7 2 c = 2165017^2 , so a + b c = 207142 \sqrt{a+b} - \sqrt{c} = 207142 .

It can be factorized as 207142 = 2 13 31 257 207142 = 2 \cdot 13 \cdot 31 \cdot 257 , thus our desired sum is 2 + 13 + 31 + 257 = 303. 2+13+31+257 = \boxed{303.}


An original solution to this problem would obviously require some code computing.

Did Pierre de Fermat really discover this fact?!

James Wilson - 3 years, 6 months ago

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