Primes, Primitives, and Pythagoras
Abstract
The authors explore the connections between prime factorizations and primitive Pythagorean triples, investigating special cases of primitive triangles in order to predict when hypotenuse lengths produce more than one distinct triangle. The authors discuss the usefulness of the method in secondary school classrooms.
How to Cite:
Wood, T. & Odom, J., (2018) “Primes, Primitives, and Pythagoras”, Ohio Journal of School Mathematics 80.
Rights: Taylor Wood, Jenna Odom
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