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Geometric Triple


A triple (a,b,c) of positive integers satisfying a<b<c is said to be geometric if ac=b^2. In particular, such a triple is geometric if its terms form a geometric sequence with common ratio r where

 r=b/a.

One can show that there exists a one-to-one correspondence between the set of equivalence classes of geometric triples and the set of equivalence classes of harmonic triples where here, two triples (a,b,c) and (u,v,w) are said to be equivalent if a:b:c=u:v:w, i.e., if there exists some positive real number k in R such that (a,b,c)=(ku,kv,kw).


See also

Common Ratio, Equivalent, Equivalence Class, Equivalence Relation, Geometric Sequence, Harmonic Triple

This entry contributed by Christopher Stover

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References

VanderBurgh, I. (Ed.). "Mathematical Mayhem: Mayhem Solutions." Crux Math. 36, 141-143, 2010.

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Stover, Christopher. "Geometric Triple." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource, created by Eric W. Weisstein. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/GeometricTriple.html

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