SOLUTION: The sum of the squares of three consecutive odd integers is 331. Find the odd integers.

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Question 884978: The sum of the squares of three consecutive odd integers is 331. Find the odd integers.
Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let ,, and be the three consecutive integers.





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Something is wrong with your problem setup because is not a perfect square so is not an integer.
The closest sum of squares of 3 consecutive odd integers is 371.
Please repost.

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