document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=959985>Question 959985</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the largest of 4 consecutive positive integers if product of the middle two integers is 2 more than 7 times the smallest integer?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "1st: x-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2nd: x-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3rd: x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4th: x+1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(x-1) = 7(x-2)+2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 - x = 7x - 14 + 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 - 8x +12 = 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x-2)(x-6) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 2 or x = 6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If x = 2 the answer is 0,1,2,3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If x = 6 the answer is 4,5,6,7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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