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I now believe that Plimpton_322 was created not by construction but by selection. The selection criteria were: (c-b)=square of an odd prime (1 thru 71) and a^2/b^2<46/45 and a^2/b^2>16/45 and 60^8/b^2=int(60^8/b^2). This resulted in 20 positive integer right triangles being selected. Dicarding 2 that were above the brackets, 2 that were not primitive, and 2 that repeated brackets already filled; left 14 of the 15 PIRT's of Plimpton 322. What happened next is the real story of Plimpton 322!

Version 01 of this solution is at http://members.localnet.com/~tomo . Page down 4 times; read what is at the top of page 5. This is original work.

The most difficult mistake to find and fix on the tablet is in Column1 at Row8. And the paragraph being referred to is as follows: Columnb_sexigesimal of the student scratchpad deserves attention. The 1's column is blank except for 3 entries which add up to 01;18. Are the 1 and 8 being emphasized for a reason? Columnb_decimal transcription of the student sexigesimal scratchpad also deserves attention. 12 of the 15 entries are multiples of 60; three that are not: 3456, 72, and 90. Are the 1 and 8 missing for a reason? When Albert Einstein learned about "quantum entanglement", he reacted by saying it was "spooky". That exactly describes those two solutions above, taken together.