document.write( "Question 478021: Find three consecutive positive integers such that the sum of the squares of the first and second equals the square of the third. \n" ); document.write( "

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p2+(p+1)2=(p+2)2
\n" ); document.write( "p2+p2+2p+1=p2+4p+4
\n" ); document.write( "p2-2p-3=0
\n" ); document.write( "(p-3)(p+1)=0
\n" ); document.write( "p=3 or -1
\n" ); document.write( "Throwing out the negative answer, we get p=3, p+1=4, and p+2=5.. \n" ); document.write( "

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