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Let the smallest integer be S
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document.write( "Then other two are: S + 2, and S + 4
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document.write( "We then get: 2(S + S + 2 + S + 4) = S(S + 2) + 7
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document.write( "Solve this equation for S: the smallest integer. Add 2 to S and 4 to S to get the other 2 integers. You should get 2 values for S, the smallest integer \n" );
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