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

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To generate a new Pythagorean triple from an existing one, we can use the property of scaling by a factor. The given Pythagorean triple is \( (11, 60, 61) \).

To find a new Pythagorean triple that contains 183, we can determine the scaling factor \( k \) such that one of the elements in the triple (when scaled) equals 183.

Since 183 is the largest number (the hypotenuse) we're interested in, we can set \( 61k = 183 \):

\[ k = \frac{183}{61} = 3 \]

Now, we scale all elements of the original triple \( (11, 60, 61) \) by \( k = 3 \):

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

Therefore, the new Pythagorean triple that includes 183 is:

\[ (33, 180, 183) \]