document.write( "Question 1029131: Find three even consecutive integers such that the sum of the squares of the first and second integers is equal to the square of the third integer plus 48.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #644186 by mananth(16946)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! let three even consecutive integers be x , x+2,x+4\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "such that the sum of the squares of the first and second integers\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x^2+(x+2)^2\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " is equal to the square of the third integer plus 48. \n" ); document.write( "(x+4)^2\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x^2+(x+2)^2=(x+4)^2+48\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x^2+x^2+4x+4 =x^2+8x+16+48\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x^2-4x-60=0\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x^2-10x+6x-60=0\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x(x-10)+6(x-10)=0\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(x-10)(x+6)=0\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x=-6 OR x=10\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "-6,-4,-2\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "OR\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "10,12,14 \n" ); document.write( " |