""" Problem 39: https://projecteuler.net/problem=39 If p is the perimeter of a right angle triangle with integral length sides, {a,b,c}, there are exactly three solutions for p = 120. {20,48,52}, {24,45,51}, {30,40,50} For which value of p ≤ 1000, is the number of solutions maximised? """ from __future__ import annotations import typing from collections import Counter def pythagorean_triple(max_perimeter: int) -> typing.Counter[int]: """ Returns a dictionary with keys as the perimeter of a right angled triangle and value as the number of corresponding triplets. >>> pythagorean_triple(15) Counter({12: 1}) >>> pythagorean_triple(40) Counter({12: 1, 30: 1, 24: 1, 40: 1, 36: 1}) >>> pythagorean_triple(50) Counter({12: 1, 30: 1, 24: 1, 40: 1, 36: 1, 48: 1}) """ triplets: typing.Counter[int] = Counter() for base in range(1, max_perimeter + 1): for perpendicular in range(base, max_perimeter + 1): hypotenuse = (base * base + perpendicular * perpendicular) ** 0.5 if hypotenuse == int(hypotenuse): perimeter = int(base + perpendicular + hypotenuse) if perimeter > max_perimeter: continue triplets[perimeter] += 1 return triplets def solution(n: int = 1000) -> int: """ Returns perimeter with maximum solutions. >>> solution(100) 90 >>> solution(200) 180 >>> solution(1000) 840 """ triplets = pythagorean_triple(n) return triplets.most_common(1)[0][0] if __name__ == "__main__": print(f"Perimeter {solution()} has maximum solutions")