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My question: The sum of the squares of two consecutive positive intergers is 85; Find the intergers.
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My question: The sum of the squares of two consecutive positive intergers is 85; Find the intergers.
Answer by wgunther(43) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let x equal the lower positive integer
so x = {-7, 6}, which makes sense, because when you square a negative you get a positive. But your question is consecutive POSITIVE integers, hence the answer is 6 and 7.
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