document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=324848>Question 324848</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am thinking of three consecutive negative numbers. If I multiply the first with the second and then subtract three times the third, the result is 57. What are the numbers? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "1st: x-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2nd: x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3rd: x+1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(x-1)-3(x+1) = 57<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-x-3x-3 = 57<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-4x-60 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-10)(x+6) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Negative solution:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1st: x-1 = -7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2nd: x = -6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3rd: x+1 = -5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.  </SPAN>\n" );
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