Pythagorean Triples Calculator

The applet below makes use of the three parameter family of formulas for the pythagorean triples

  a = (N2 - M2)·k,
b = 2NM·k,
c = (N2 + M2)·k.

N is supposed to be greater than M so that a is always positive. For k = 1, the numbers a, b, c may be mutualy prime, in which case the triple (a, b, c) is called primitive.

 

This applet requires Sun's Java VM 2 which your browser may perceive as a popup. Which it is not. If you want to see the applet work, visit Sun's website at http://www.java.com/en/download/index.jsp, download and install Java VM and enjoy the applet.

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Explanation

(There is a different, more geometric, illustration of the process of computing Pythagorean triples.)


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