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Question 913661: the difference of the squares of two consecutive integers is 9. find the numbers
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(x+1)^2 - x^2 = 9
x^2 + 2x + 1 - x^2 = 9
2x + 1 = 9
2x = 8
x = 4
The integers are 4 and 5.
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