document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=815493>Question 815493</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sum of three numbers in an arithmetic sequence is 9  and  their product is 24. Find the three numbers </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "9/3 = 3, the middle number<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1, 3, 5 doesn't work<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--> 2, 3, 4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(n-x) + n + (n+x) = 3n = 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(n-x)*n*(n+x) = 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3-x)*3*(3+x) = 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9 - x^2 = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--> 2, 3, 4<BR>\n" );
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