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document.write( "Find two consecutive positive numbers such that the product of the sum and difference of the numbers plus 8 is the sum of their squares. can you solve this pls=(  tyty so much<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #183721 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=palanisamy><B>palanisamy(496)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=palanisamy><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=183721\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Answer: Let the two consecutive positive integers be n and n+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then, (n+n+1)(n+1-n)+8 = n^2 +(n+1)^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "         2n+1+8        = n^2 + n^2 + 2n+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "              8        = 2n^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "              4        = n^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "              2        = n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the required numbers are 2,3<BR>\n" );
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