> "Consider three whole numbers, such that the sum of the square of the first two equals the third" I wouldn't say that in conversation. I'd say something like

> "Consider three whole numbers, such that the sum of the square of the first two equals the third" I wouldn't say that in conversation. I'd say something like: "consider three integers, with a squared plus b squared equals c". And in writing, I'd go for something like: "consider a, b, c ∈ ℤ, such that a² + b² = c". Which isn't far off.