document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=188544>Question 188544</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find 3 consecutive intergers such that the product of the first and second is 5 less than 5 times the third.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Integer, not inte<b>r</b>ger, please.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let <i>x</i> be the first integer, then <i>x</i> + 1 is the second, and <i>x</i> + 2 is the third, so:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \  x(x + 1) = 5(x + 2) - 5\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \  x^2 + x = 5x + 10 - 5\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \  x^2 - 4x - 5 = 0\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Factor:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \  (x + 1)(x - 5) = 0\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and the three integers are -1, 0, and 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "or\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \  x = 5\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and the three integers are 5, 6, and 7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \  (5)(6) =^? 5(7) - 5\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You get to do the arithmetic.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
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