A Pythagorean triple is any three numbers that are represented by a^2 + b^2 = c^2 (a + b = c). To form a Pythagorean triple you have to multiply each number of a Pythagorean triple by the same number. Pythagorean triples have been around for many years it is said to be thousands, it was developed and reconstructed to make an easy solution to solve this old time equation. Example.