#!/usr/bin/env python3 """ Created on 26 Aug 2017 @author: David Doblas Jiménez @email: daviddoji@pm.me Solution for problem 9 of Project Euler https://projecteuler.net/problem=9 """ from utils import timeit @timeit("Problem 9") def compute(): """ A Pythagorean triplet is a set of three natural numbers, a < b < c, for which a^2 + b^2 = c^2 For example, 3^2 + 4^2 = 9 + 16 = 25 = 5^2. There exists exactly one Pythagorean triplet for which a + b + c = 1000. Find the product abc. """ upper_limit = 1000 for a in range(1, upper_limit + 1): for b in range(a + 1, upper_limit + 1): c = upper_limit - a - b if a * a + b * b == c * c: # It is now implied that b < c, because we have a > 0 return a * b * c if __name__ == "__main__": print(f"Result for Problem 9: {compute()}")