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document.write( "The definitions of the words job and join are on back-to-back pages in a dictionary.  If the sum of those pages is 1,411, on what page can the definition of job be found?   </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The definitions of the words job and join are on back-to-back pages in a dictionary.  If the sum of those pages is 1,411, on what page can the definition of job be found?  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 1.  Let n be one page and n+1 be the next consecutive page.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 2.  Let n+n+1 be the sum of the two page numbers.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 3.  Then n+n+1=1411 since the sum is 1411 as given by the problem statement.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 4.  Solving\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 1 from both sides we have,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide 2 to both sides of the equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=n=705 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"n=705\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=n%2B1=706 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"n%2B1=706\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 5.  ANSWER:  The pages are 705 and 706.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I hope the above steps were helpful. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And good luck in your studies!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Respectfully,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Dr J\r<BR>\n" );
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