document.write( "Question 314850: Find three consecutive numbers where the product of the smallest two numbers is 28 less than the square of the largest numbers. \n" ); document.write( "
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Find three consecutive numbers where the product of the smallest two numbers is 28 less than the square of the largest numbers.
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\n" ); document.write( "Let x = smallest of three consecutive numbers
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\n" ); document.write( "x+1 = middle number
\n" ); document.write( "x+2 = largest number
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\n" ); document.write( "(x+1)(x+2) = x^2 - 28
\n" ); document.write( "x^2+2x+x+2 = x^2 - 28
\n" ); document.write( "x^2+3x+2 = x^2 - 28
\n" ); document.write( "3x+2 = -28
\n" ); document.write( "3x = -30
\n" ); document.write( "x = -3 (smallest number)
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\n" ); document.write( "x+1 = -3+1 = -2 (middle)
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\n" ); document.write( "Largest number:
\n" ); document.write( "x+2 = -3+2 = -1 (largest)
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\n" ); document.write( "solution, -3, -2, -1 \n" ); document.write( "
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