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1994 Baltic Way
Problems
(1)
For any integer a, there exist b and c, where c^2=a^2+b^2
Source: Baltic Way 1994
12/22/2011
Show that for any integer
a
≥
5
a\ge 5
a
≥
5
there exist integers
b
b
b
and
c
c
c
,
c
≥
b
≥
a
c\ge b\ge a
c
≥
b
≥
a
, such that
a
,
b
,
c
a,b,c
a
,
b
,
c
are the lengths of the sides of a right-angled triangle.
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