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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi I am having a problem grasping consecutive integers. I do not know how to write out this equation. Any help would be appreciated.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Lee Ann\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Problem: Twice the sum of the first and third of three consecutive integers is fifteen less than the second integer. 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 #41643 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=praseena><B>praseena(37)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=praseena><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=41643\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> here we have three consecutive numbers.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so we can take it as (x-1), x and (x +1 )\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "sum of the first and third term = x - 1 + x + 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                                = x+ x -1 + 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                                = 2x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "now twicw thw sum of first and third term is = 2 * (2x)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                                             = 4x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " now it is given that this 4x is 15 less that the second term\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==>         4x = x - 15<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==>      4x -x = -15 { bringing like terms together )\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==>        3X  =  -15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==>          X = -15/3 { dividing  both sides by 3 }\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "             x = -5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "thus we got the middle term (second term) is -5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so the first term is   x-1  = -5-1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                            = -6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "third term is     ( x +1 ) = -5 + 1 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                           = -4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so the terms are      -6, -5 and -4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Bye!!!!!!!!! </SPAN>\n" );
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