document.write( "Question 379605: 1. The sum of the squares of two consecutive positive numbers is 41. What is the smaller number?
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$\"N%5E2%2B%28N%2B1%29%5E2=41\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"N%5E2%2BN%5E2%2B2N%2B1=41\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2N%5E2%2B2N=40\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"N%5E2%2BN-20=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28N%2B5%29%28N-4%29=0\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"N%2B5=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"N=-5\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"N-4=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"N=4\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "Since they integers are positive, the integers are $\"4\"$ and $\"5\"$ .
\n" ); document.write( "The smaller number is $\"4\"$ .
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