Sequence of Triplets of Primitive Pythagorean Triangles with Same Area/Mistake

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Source Work

1997: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers (2nd ed.):

The Dictionary
$13,123,110$


Mistake

The area of the next such triplet is $2,570,042,985,510$.


Ordering the sets of $3$ primitive Pythagorean triangles with equal area in order of that area, the $2$nd such area is in fact $2,203,385,574,390$.


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