document.write( "Question 274402: Here's my problem...\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The difference of the squares of two consecutive negative integers is 9. Find the integers.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Here's what I have so far...\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "-x and (-x+1)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "-x^2 and (-x+1)^2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "-x^2 - (-x+1)^2 = 9\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "-x^2 - (x + 1x + 1) = 9\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "-x^2 - x - 1x = 8\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "That's as far as I got and I'm not sure if that's correct.\r
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The difference of the squares of two consecutive negative integers is 9. Find the integers
\n" ); document.write( "\"-x%5E2-%28-x%2B1%29%5E2=9\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-x%5E2%2B%28x-1%29%5E2=9\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-x%5E2%2B%28x-1%29%28x-1%29=9\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-x%5E2%2B%28x%5E2-x-x-1%29=9\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-x%5E2%2Bx%5E2-2x-1=9\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-2x-1=9\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-2x=10\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=-5\"
\n" ); document.write( "intergers are x,(x+1) whith are -5,-4.
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28-5%5E2%29-%28-4%5E2%29=9\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"25-16=9\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"9=9\"
\n" ); document.write( "correct
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