document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=325566>Question 325566</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find 3 consecutive odd numbers where the product of the smaller two numbers is 34 less than the squareof the largest number </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #233106 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=233106\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let the numbers be x, x+2, x+4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x(x+2)=(x+4)^2-34<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+2x=X^2+8x+16-34<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+2x-x^2-8x=-18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-6x=-18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=3 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "the numbers are 3, 5, 7 </SPAN>\n" );
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