document.write( "Question 790617: The sum of the squares of two consecutive integers is 685. Find the integers.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I tried solving this myself and got 324 and 325 which is not the right answer, I'm not very good with word problems. Thank you in advance!
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The sum of the squares of two consecutive integers is 685. Find the integers.
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\n" ); document.write( "1st: x
\n" ); document.write( "2nd: x+1
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\n" ); document.write( "Equation:
\n" ); document.write( "x^2 + (x+1)^2 = 685
\n" ); document.write( "x^2 + x^2 + 2x + 1 = 685
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\n" ); document.write( "2x^2 + 2x - 684 = 0
\n" ); document.write( "x^2 + x - 342 = 0
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\n" ); document.write( "x = 18
\n" ); document.write( "x+1 = 19
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\n" ); document.write( "Cheers,
\n" ); document.write( "Stan H.
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