This section investigates Pythagorean Triples.

According to the Pythagorean Theorem, a right triangle has two leg lengths, a, and b, and a hypotenuse length, c, such that a² + b² = c².

There are special sets of whole numbers, a, b, and c, that make the Pythagorean relationship true. The Pythagorean relationship has sets of special numbers called Pythagorean triples, because they are three numbers that make the Pythagorean relationship true.