SOLUTION: The sum of the squares of three consecutive, positive integers is equal to the sum of the squares of the next two integers. What are the five integers?
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Question 197955: The sum of the squares of three consecutive, positive integers is equal to the sum of the squares of the next two integers. What are the five integers?
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Let x represent the first integer. Then the next four consecutive integers are:
The sum of the squares of the first 3 is equal to the sum of the squares of the next two:
^2\ +\ (x + 2)^2\ =\ (x + 3)^2\ +\ (x + 4)^2)
Solve the quadratic (it factors) to determine the first integer. Exclude the negative root because the problem asks for positive integers.
John
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