document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=318340>Question 318340</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \"Write an equation to represent the stated relationship among integers.\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are four consecutive integers. Three times the greatest is six more that the sum of the other three. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\"> represent the first of four consecutive integers.  Then the other three are:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\ +\ 1\">, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\ +\ 2\">, and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\ +\ 3\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Three times the greatest is:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large 3(x\ +\ 3)\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The sum of the other three:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\ +\ x\ +\ 1\ +\ x\ +\ 2\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ x\ +\ x\ +\ 1\ +\ x\ +\ 2\ +\ 6\ =\ 3(x\ +\ 3)\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplified:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 3x\ +\ 9\ =\ 3x\ +\ 9\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "From which we can see that the stated relationship is valid for ALL integers.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0\"><BR>\n" );
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