document.write( "Question 790617: The sum of the squares of two consecutive integers is 685. Find the integers.\r
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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! \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #479229 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! The sum of the squares of two consecutive integers is 685. Find the integers. \n" ); document.write( "-------- \n" ); document.write( "1st: x \n" ); document.write( "2nd: x+1 \n" ); document.write( "------ \n" ); document.write( "Equation: \n" ); document.write( "x^2 + (x+1)^2 = 685 \n" ); document.write( "x^2 + x^2 + 2x + 1 = 685 \n" ); document.write( "----- \n" ); document.write( "2x^2 + 2x - 684 = 0 \n" ); document.write( "x^2 + x - 342 = 0 \n" ); document.write( "------ \n" ); document.write( "x = 18 \n" ); document.write( "x+1 = 19 \n" ); document.write( "================= \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( " |