document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=415857>Question 415857</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The difference of the squares of two consecutive negative odd integers is 40. Find the numbers.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I tried to set it up like this: n=1st integer n-1=2nd integer<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n2-(n-1)2=40 (the 2's are squares, but I can't do it on my keyboard)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "but then I get stuck. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "I tried to set it up like this: n=1st integer n-1=2nd integer<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n2-(n-1)2=40 (the 2's are squares, but I can't do it on my keyboard)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "but then I get stuck.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The 2nd number should be n-2, since both numbers are odd.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4n - 4 = 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4n = 44<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--> 11 & 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or -11 & -9<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "PS  Use n^2 for squared, the shifted 6.\r<BR>\n" );
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