Create their reciprocals and add them: 1/3 + 1/5 = 8/15.
The numerator and the denominator in the resulting sum are always two numbers of a Pythagorean triplet!
In our case the Pythagorean triplet is 8, 15, 17.
Explain why it always works.
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