document.write( "Question 286316: find three consecutive integers such that the product of the first and second is five less than five times the third \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #207627 by richwmiller(17219) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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n*(n+1)=5*(n+2)-5
\n" ); document.write( "n^2+n=5n+10-5
\n" ); document.write( "n^2-4n-5=0
\n" ); document.write( "n=-1 n=5
\n" ); document.write( "check
\n" ); document.write( "-1*0=5(1)-5
\n" ); document.write( "0=0
\n" ); document.write( "5*6=5*7-5
\n" ); document.write( "30=30
\n" ); document.write( "ok
\n" ); document.write( "-1,0,1
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "5,6,7
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