Can you just index your inner counters as b = a+1,limit and c=b+1,limit? That would ensure that you would never repeat a triple with b or c less than a, c less than b or a, etc. I programmed it up (in ...

We prove a necessary and sufficient condition for a given integer to be the hypotenuse of a primitive Pythagorean triangle. This characterization is based on partitions into consecutive parts. Journal ...

With all due respect to Pythagoras, newly uncovered evidence suggests that his famous theorem, used to calculate the lengths of each side of a right triangle, might be 1,000 years older than him. That ...

The tablet is the earliest discovered example of applied geometry. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A 3,700-year-old clay tablet ...

A UNSW mathematician has revealed the origins of applied geometry on a 3700-year-old clay tablet that has been hiding in plain sight in a museum in Istanbul for over a century. The tablet – known as ...