SOLUTION: Olivia, Newt, and John were each born 3 years apart, with Olivia the youngest and john the oldest. The sum of the squares of their ages is 606. How old is each?

Question 131561: Olivia, Newt, and John were each born 3 years apart, with Olivia the youngest and john the oldest. The sum of the squares of their ages is 606. How old is each?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
= Olivia's age now
= Newton's age now
= John's age now

Now make substitutions

divide both sides by

solve bu completing the square

(there is a negative also,
but it makes no sense to use it in this problem

Their ages are 11, 14, and 17
check:

OK
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