Is the following set of numbers a perfect triple? 7, 24, 25

i don't know what they mean

2 answers

They mean "Could those three numbers be the side lengths of a right triangle?". This will be true is a^2 + b^2 = c^2, where c is the length of the longest side and a and b are the lengths of the other two sides.

Does 49 + 576 = 625?

Looks good to me.
I meant to write:

<<This will be true IF a^2 + b^2 = c^2... >