Python/Project Euler/Problem 09/sol2.py
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"""A Pythagorean triplet is a set of three natural numbers, for which,
a^2+b^2=c^2
Given N, Check if there exists any Pythagorean triplet for which a+b+c=N
Find maximum possible value of product of a,b,c among all such Pythagorean triplets, If there is no such Pythagorean triplet print -1."""
#!/bin/python3
product=-1
d=0
N = int(raw_input())
for a in range(1,N//3):
"""Solving the two equations a**2+b**2=c**2 and a+b+c=N eliminating c """
b=(N*N-2*a*N)//(2*N-2*a)
c=N-a-b
if c*c==(a*a+b*b):
d=(a*b*c)
if d>=product:
product=d
print(product)