Out of the following which is the Pythagorean triplet? (A) (1, 5, 10) (B) (3, 4, 5) (C) (2, 2, 2) (D) (5, 5, 2)

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Answer: (B) (3, 4, 5)

\(3^2 + 4^2 = 9 + 16 = 25 = 5^2\), so the square of the largest number equals the sum of the squares of the other two.

Check the others: \(1 + 25 = 26 \ne 100\); \(4 + 4 = 8 \ne 4\); \(25 + 4 = 29 \ne 25\). None of them works.

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