Euler Project Problem #009

euler9.rb

# Solution to Project Euler's ninth problem
# http://projecteuler.net/index.php?section=problems&id=9
# Find the product of the Pythagorean triplets whose sum equals 1000.
def find_Pythagorean_triplet(number)
	squares = (1..number).to_a.reverse 
	squares = squares.each_index {|s| squares[s] = squares[s]**2}
	p squares
	squares.each do |c|
		squares.each do |b|
			squares.each do |a|
				if 0 == c - b - a then 
					if 1000 == Math.sqrt(a) + Math.sqrt(b) + Math.sqrt(c) then 
						product = Math.sqrt(a)*Math.sqrt(b)*Math.sqrt(c)
						puts product
						return product
					end
				end
			end
		end
	end
end

find_Pythagorean_triplet(500)