document.write( "Question 662445: A list contains 11 consecutive integers. If x is the smallest integer and y is the greatest integer on the list, and 16x^-2=y^-2. Find the value of (x+y)? \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "The list of 11 consists of\r\n" );
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document.write( "1.  x\r\n" );
document.write( "2.  x+1\r\n" );
document.write( "3.  x+2\r\n" );
document.write( "4.  x+3\r\n" );
document.write( "5.  x+4\r\n" );
document.write( "6.  x+5\r\n" );
document.write( "7.  x+6\r\n" );
document.write( "8.  x+7\r\n" );
document.write( "9.  x+8\r\n" );
document.write( "10. x+9\r\n" );
document.write( "11. x+10\r\n" );
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document.write( "So x is the the smallest and y = x+10 is the largest.\r\n" );
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document.write( "16x-2 = y-2\r\n" );
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document.write( "Using the definition of negative exponents:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"16%2Fx%5E2\" = \"1%2Fy%5E2\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Cross-multiply\r\n" );
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document.write( "16y² = x²\r\n" );
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document.write( "Since y = x+10, substitute x+10 for y\r\n" );
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document.write( "16(x+10)² = x²\r\n" );
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document.write( "Solve that for x, then find y from y = x+10, \r\n" );
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document.write( "Then it'll be easy to find (x+y)\r\n" );
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document.write( "If you have trouble, you may ask me in the thank-you note.\r\n" );
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