Given that

(11,60, 61) is a Pythagorean triple,
use
(11, 60, 61) to find a new Pythagorean triple that contains 183. (1 point)
The new Pythagorean triple is (
,183).

1 answer

To find a new Pythagorean triple that contains 183 using the original triple (11, 60, 61), we can use a scaling factor.

First, notice that the original triple represents the relationship \(11^2 + 60^2 = 61^2\). To create a new Pythagorean triple, we can scale the values in the original triple by a factor \(k\).

To find a suitable scaling factor \(k\) such that one of the values becomes 183, we can set one of the components equal to 183:

  1. Set \(11k = 183\): \[ k = \frac{183}{11} = 16.6364 \quad (\text{not an integer, discard}) \]

  2. Set \(60k = 183\): \[ k = \frac{183}{60} = 3.05 \quad (\text{not an integer, discard}) \]

  3. Set \(61k = 183\): \[ k = \frac{183}{61} = 3 \quad (\text{integer, keep}) \]

Now we scale the entire triple (11, 60, 61) by the integer \(k = 3\):

\[ (11 \times 3, 60 \times 3, 61 \times 3) = (33, 180, 183) \]

Therefore, the new Pythagorean triple that contains 183 is:

\[ (33, 183) \]

We can check this as follows:

\[ 33^2 + 180^2 = 1089 + 32400 = 33489 \] \[ 183^2 = 33489 \]

Since both sides are equal, the new Pythagorean triple is confirmed.

So, the final answer is:

The new Pythagorean triple is \( (33, 183) \).