./pythag
m=#f9ee n=#376b a=#e801b28b b=#6c3530f4 c=#fffffffd c^2=#fffffffa00000009
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find largest 32-bit Pythagorean integer triple with a 64-bit square
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#include <stdio.h> | |
/* | |
* cc -O2 pythag.c -o pythag | |
* | |
* find largest 32-bit Pythagorean integer triple with a 64-bit square | |
*/ | |
typedef unsigned long long ulong; | |
const ulong l = 65536; | |
ulong main(ulong argc, char **argv) | |
{ | |
ulong lm, ln, a, b, c, la, lb, lc = 0; | |
for (ulong n = 1; n < l; n++) | |
{ | |
for (ulong m = n+1; m < l; m++) | |
{ | |
// Euclid's formula for Pythagorean triples | |
a = m*m-n*n; | |
b = 2*m*n; | |
c = m*m+n*n; | |
// where a^2 + b^2 = c^2 | |
// save largest observed 32-bit c value | |
if (c < (1ull<<32) && c > lc) { | |
lm = m, ln = n, la = a, lb = b, lc = c; | |
} | |
} | |
} | |
printf("m=#%llx n=#%llx a=#%llx b=#%llx c=#%llx c^2=#%llx\n", | |
lm, ln, la, lb, lc, lc*lc); | |
} |
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