document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=477301>Question 477301</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find three consecutive odd whole numbers such that the sum of the squares of the two smaller numners is 9 more than the square of the largest. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "==> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2+%2B+x%5E2+%2B+4x+%2B+4+=+x%5E2+%2B+8x+%2B+16+%2B+9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2+%2B+x%5E2+%2B+4x+%2B+4+=+x%5E2+%2B+8x+%2B+16+%2B+9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2+-+4x+-+21+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2+-+4x+-+21+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<==> (x - 7 )(x  + 3 ) = 0 ==> x = 7, -3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Eliminate -3 because it is not non-negative.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> the numbers are 7,9, 11. </SPAN>\n" );
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