document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=286600>Question 286600</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The number 9 can be written as the sum of nine consecutive integers. What is the product of these intergers?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n,n+1,n+2,n+3,n+4,n+5,n+6,n+7,n+8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So their sum is 9n+36=9(n+4)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, we want 9(n+4)=9  this implies n+4=1 and n=-3.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, -3+-2+-1+0+1+2+3+4+5=9.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, one should note that 0 is included, so the product of any numbers with 0 has to be 0. </SPAN>\n" );
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