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Question 43

A structural engineer is designing a triangular support frame where the side lengths are p,qp, qp,q and rrr, with p,q,r∈Z+p, q, r \in \mathbb{Z}^+p,q,r∈Z+. The frame forms a right-angled triangle where rrr is the length of the hypotenuse, such that p2+q2=r2p^2 + q^2 = r^2p2+q2=r2.

a.

State an example of a set of values for p,qp, qp,q and rrr such that they are all multiples of 10.

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b.

Prove by contradiction that it is impossible for both ppp and qqq to be non-multiples of 3 if rrr is a multiple of 3.

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