document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=551>Question 551</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find three consecutive odd integers whose sum is -81.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Please some me how to get the answer. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #218 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=arden42><B>arden42(16)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-06.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=arden42><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=218\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> OK, we want 3 numbers, so we'll call them x, y and z.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, we know that:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2By%2Bz=-81 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2By%2Bz=-81\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If they are consecutive odd integers, then we also know that:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%2B2=z ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%2B2=z\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The second-last equation can be substituted into the last one, giving:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2B2%29%2B2=z ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2B2%29%2B2=z\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Expand the brackets:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B4=z ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B4=z\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substituting these values for y and z into the original equation gives:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B%28x%2B2%29%2B%28x%2B4%29=-81 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B%28x%2B2%29%2B%28x%2B4%29=-81\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Expand the brackets:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x%2B6=-81 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x%2B6=-81\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 6 from both sides:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x+=+-87 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x+=+-87\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide by 3:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Using the values of y and z from above we get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+-29%2B2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+-29%2B2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-27 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-27\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=z=-29%2B4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"z=-29%2B4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=z=-25 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"z=-25\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the 3 integers are -25,-27 and -29. </SPAN>\n" );
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