document.write( "Question 818325: Find three consecutive odd numbers where the product of the smaller numbers is 22 less than the square of the last number.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(this is what i did)
\n" ); document.write( "\"n%2B%28n%2B2%29=%28n%2B4%29%5E2-22\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2n%2B2=n%5E2%2B8n-6\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-6n%2B8=n%5E2\" now i don't know how to take the exponent out..
\n" ); document.write( "the lesson I had, had two exponents cancelling each other \"n%5E2-n%5E2\" like this.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #492469 by richwmiller(17219)\"\" \"About 
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You added the left side instead of multiplying
\n" ); document.write( "\"n%2B%28n%2B2%29=%28n%2B4%29%5E2-22\" should be
\n" ); document.write( "\"n%2A%28n%2B2%29=%28n%2B4%29%5E2-22\"
\n" ); document.write( "n^2+2n=n^2+8n-6
\n" ); document.write( "6=6n
\n" ); document.write( "1=n
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