document.write( "Question 860580: find three consecutive odd integers such that the product of the second and third is 55 less than 30 times the first \n" ); document.write( "
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find three consecutive odd integers such that the product of the second and third is 55 less than 30 times the first
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\n" ); document.write( "let x=1st consecutive odd integer
\n" ); document.write( "x+2=2nd consecutive odd integer
\n" ); document.write( "x+4=3rd consecutive odd integer
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\n" ); document.write( "(x+2)(x+4)=30x-55
\n" ); document.write( "x^2+6x+8=30x-55
\n" ); document.write( "x^2-24x+63=0
\n" ); document.write( "(x-21)(x-3)=0
\n" ); document.write( "x=21
\n" ); document.write( "x+2=23
\n" ); document.write( "x+4=25
\n" ); document.write( "or
\n" ); document.write( "x=3
\n" ); document.write( "x+2=5
\n" ); document.write( "x+4=7
\n" ); document.write( "2 sets of 3 consecutive odd integers:
\n" ); document.write( "21,23,25
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "3,5,7\r
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