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two consecutive numbers are x and x+1
\n" ); document.write( "so The sum of the squares of two consecutive positive numbers is 61 means
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%5E2%2Bx%5E2%2B2x%2B1=61\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2x%5E2%2B2x-60=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2%28x%5E2%2Bx-30%29=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2%28x-5%29%28x%2B6%29=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( "x=5 or x=-6\r
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