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Project Euler 9 Understanding


This question states:

A Pythagorean triplet is a set of three natural numbers, a b c, for which,

a2 + b2 = c2

For example, 32 + 42 = 9 + 16 = 25 = 52.

There exists exactly one Pythagorean triplet for which a + b + c = 1000. Find the product abc.

I'm not sure what's it trying to ask you. Are we trying to find a2 + b2 = c2 and then plug those numbers into a + b + c = 1000?


Solution

  • You need to find the a, b, and c such that both a2 + b2 = c2 and a + b + c = 1000. Then you need to output the product a * b * c.