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The greatest number in a Pythagorean triplet is 101, then the Pythagorean triplet is

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a

(20, 99, 101)

b

(10, 102, 101)

c

(15, 98, 101)

d

Does not exist

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

For every natural number m>2,(2m,m21,m2+1)  is a Pythagorean triplet and the greatest number is m2+1

According to the problem

The greatest number in a Pythagorean triplet is 101

m2+1=101

m2=100

m=10

(2m,m21,m2+1)

=(2×10,1021,102+1)

=(20,99,101)

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