document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=286002>Question 286002</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find three consecutive odd positive intergers such that 2 times the sum of all three is 153 less then the product of the first  and second intergers </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\"> represent the smallest of the three integers.  Then then next odd integer must be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\ +\ 2\">, and the one after that has to be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\ +\ 4\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The sum of the three is\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \  x\ +\ x\ +\ 2\ +\ x\ +\ 4\ =\ 3x\ +\ 6\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Two times the sum is then:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 6x\ +\ 12\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The product of the first and second is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ x^2\ +\ 2x\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, putting it all together:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \  6x\ +\ 12\ =\ x^2\ +\ 2x\ -\ 153\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Standard form:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ x^2\ -\ 4x\ - \ 165\ =\ 0\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve the factorable quadratic.  Exclude the negative root because the problem asks for positive integers.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large e^{i\pi}\ +\ 1\ =\ 0\"><BR>\n" );
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