Taken from the Wolfram website. I am pretty sure this method wasn't covered but I can't always be sure…
If $<a_0, b_0, c_0>$ is a Primitive Pythagorean Triple, then $<a_0, b_0, c_0>U_i$ generates a new primitive triple $<a_i, b_i, c_i>$ where
$U_1 = \left| \begin{array}{ccc} 1 & 2 & 2 \\ -2 & -1 & -2 \\ 2 & 2 & 3 \end{array} \right| ,$ $U_2 = \left| \begin{array}{ccc} 1 & 2 & 2 \\ 2 & 1 & 2 \\ 2 & 2 & 3 \end{array} \right| ,$ $U_3 = \left| \begin{array}{ccc} -1 & -2 & -2 \\ 2 & 1 & 2 \\ 2 & 2 & 3 \end{array} \right|$.
Let's exam a simple example. We were told that $<3, 4, 5>$ is a primitive triple. So…
$<3 ,4, 5>U_1 = <5, 12, 13> ,$ $<3, 4, 5>U_2 = <21, 20, 29> ,$ $<3, 4, 5>U_3 = <15, 8, 17> ,$
…which can easily be verified to be valid!