document.write( "Question 973896: what is the 3 consecutive positive integers if the product two integers is 5 less than 5 times the largest integer \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "Let the three consecutive numbers be \"x\", \"%28x%2B1%29\", \"%28x%2B2%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if the product two integers is \"5\" less than \"5\" times the largest integer, then we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%28x%2B1%29%2B5=5%28x%2B2%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2%2Bx%2B5=5x%2B10\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2%2Bx%2B5-5x-10=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2-4x-5=0\"....factor \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2%2Bx-5x-5=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%5E2%2Bx%29-%285x%2B5%29=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%28x%2B1%29-5%28x%2B1%29=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x-5%29%28x%2B1%29=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "solutions:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if \"%28x-5%29=0\"=>\"x=5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if \"%28x%2B1%29=0\"=>\"x=-1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, since your integers are positive, disregard \"x=-1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "your solution is:
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=5\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%2B1%29=6\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%2B2%29=7\"\r
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