document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=273359>Question 273359</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There is three consecutive positive integers. if the square of the third integer is 51 more than the sum of the first two what are the integers? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #199737 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><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=199737\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> LET X, X+1 & X+2 BE THE 3 INTEGERS.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(X+2)^2=X+X+1+51<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X^2+4X+4=2X+52<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X^2+4X-2X+4-52=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X^2+2X-48=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(X-6)(X+8)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X-6=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=6 ANS. FOR THE FIRST INTEGER.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6+1=7 ANS. FOR THE SECOND INTEGER.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6+2=8 FOR THE LARGEST INTEGER.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8^2=6+7+51<BR>\n" );
document.write( "64=64 </SPAN>\n" );
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