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Let the smallest be S
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document.write( "Then others are: S + 2, and S + 4
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document.write( "We then get: S(S + 4) = 2(S + 2) - 1
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document.write( "(S + 3)(S - 1) = 0                 
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document.write( "S, or smallest =         OR         
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document.write( "You should be able to find the other 2 \n" );
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