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document.write( "p(n,4) = n*(n-1)*(n-2*(n-3).\r\n" );
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document.write( "p(n,1) = n.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, your equation is \r\n" );
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document.write( "n*(n-1)*(n-2*(n-3) = 42*n.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Or, equivalently, \r\n" );
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document.write( "(n-1)*(n-2)*(n-3) = 42.\r\n" );
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document.write( "It HAS NO solution in integer numbers.\r\n" );
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