SOLUTION: For consecutive, positive, odd integers a, b, and c (where a<d<c), is the sign of the following expression positive or negative? (c-a)(b-a)(c-b)(a-c)(a-b)(b-c)

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Question 839344: For consecutive, positive, odd integers a, b, and c (where a (c-a)(b-a)(c-b)(a-c)(a-b)(b-c)
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
This is a repeat question.

(c-a)(b-a)(c-b)(a-c)(a-b)(b-c)
= (positive)(positive)(negative)(negative)(negative)
= negative

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