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Objectives

Students know that a Pythagorean triple can be obtained by multiplying any known triple by a common whole number. Students use this method to generate Pythagorean triples.
Students use a system of equations to find three numbers, a, b, and c, so that a^2 + b^2 = c^2.

Prior Knowledge

GeometryPythagoras Theoram
AlgebraSystem of Equations

8.EE.C.8 8.G.B.7

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