document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=575336>Question 575336</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sum of the squares of two consecutive negative odd integers is 290. Find the integers.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #369519 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><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=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=369519\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Guess and check works, -11 and -13 is the solution.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You could also let x^2 + (x+2)^2 = 290, simplify it, factor, take the negative root, but that's the rather long way (considering that we know that x is already an integer). </SPAN>\n" );
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