SOLUTION: find three consectuitve intergers such that twice the product of the first and second exceeds the square of the third by 4

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Question 66038This question is from textbook an incremental development
: find three consectuitve intergers such that twice the product of the first and second exceeds the square of the third by 4This question is from textbook an incremental development

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QUESTION:
find three consectuitve intergers such that twice the product of the first and second exceeds the square of the third by 4

ANSWER:

Here we have three consecutive numbers.....
So we can take three consecutive numbers as (x-1), x , (x+1)
Product of first and second is (x-1)*x = x^2 - x
Twice the Product of first and second is = 2(x^2 - x )

==> = 2x^2 - 2x

Now square of the third is = (x+1)^2

==> x^2 + 2x + 1

according to the question,... twice the product of the first and second exceeds the square of the third by 4

which implies.....

2x^2 - 2x = x^2 + 2x + 1 + 4 ( exceeds 4 means + 4 )

==> 2x^2 - 2x = x^2 + 2x + 5

subtract x^2 from bioth sides of the expression...

==>2x^2 - 2x - x^2 = x^2 + 2x + 5 -x^2

==> x^2 - 2x = 2x + 5

Subtract 2x from both sides....

==> x^2 - 2x - 2x = 2x + 5 - 2x

==> x^2 - 4x = 5

Again subtract 5 from both sides....

==> x^2 - 4x - 5 = 5 - 5

==> x^2 - 4x - 5 = 0

Here we have quadratic equation...Solve this function to get the value of "x"

Here we use the following method ,....

GFind two numbers such that whose sum is -4 and whose product is -5

Such two numbers are -5 and +1

So we can write the above equation as ....

x^2 - 5x + 1x - 5 = 0 ( split the middle term only)

(x^2 - 5x ) + (1x - 5 )= 0


==> x ( x - 5 ) + 1( x - 5) = 0


==> ( x- 5)(x + 1 ) = 0

==> either ( x- 5)= 0 or (x + 1 ) =0

( x- 5)= 0 ==> x = 5 and

(x + 1 )= 0 ==> x = -1


So we have two values for x that is 5 and -1

If x = 5, then numbers are (5-1), 5, (5+1)

That is 4,5 and 6


If we take x = -1, then the numbers are (-1-1), -1, (-1+1)
That is -2, -1 and 0


Hope you understood...

Regards.

praseena.