document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=200929>Question 200929</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The number 9 can be written as the sum of  9 consecutive  integers. What  is the product of these 9 integers ? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #151150 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=151150\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x = first integer\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So x+1 is the next integer, x+2 is the next integer after that, etc...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So because \"The number 9 can be written as the sum of  9 consecutive  integers\", this means that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B%28x%2B1%29%2B%28x%2B2%29%2B%28x%2B3%29%2B%28x%2B4%29%2B%28x%2B5%29%2B%28x%2B6%29%2B%28x%2B7%29%2B%28x%2B8%29=9 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B%28x%2B1%29%2B%28x%2B2%29%2B%28x%2B3%29%2B%28x%2B4%29%2B%28x%2B5%29%2B%28x%2B6%29%2B%28x%2B7%29%2B%28x%2B8%29=9 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2Bx%2B1%2Bx%2B2%2Bx%2B3%2Bx%2B4%2Bx%2B5%2Bx%2B6%2Bx%2B7%2Bx%2B8=9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2Bx%2B1%2Bx%2B2%2Bx%2B3%2Bx%2B4%2Bx%2B5%2Bx%2B6%2Bx%2B7%2Bx%2B8=9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Remove the parenthesis.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9x%2B36=9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9x%2B36=9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms on the left side.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9x=9-36 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9x=9-36\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=36 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"36\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > from both sides.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9x=-27 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9x=-27\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms on the right side.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=%28-27%29%2F%289%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=%28-27%29%2F%289%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to isolate <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Reduce.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the solution is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which means that the first integer is -3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the 9 consecutive integers are: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you multiply them together, you'll get 0 (since 0 is being multiplied here).\r<BR>\n" );
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