Few and far between?

Can you find some Pythagorean Triples where the two smaller numbers differ by 1?
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This open investigation follows on from the problem Generating Triples. It can be taken to many levels of complexity.

The well-known Pythagorean Triple ${3,4,5}$ has the property that the two smaller numbers differ by 1.

 

Can you find any more Pythagorean Triples where the two smaller numbers differ by 1? Investigate your findings.

 

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