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\n" ); document.write( "I don't think this is possible, but let's go through the procedure
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\n" ); document.write( "two consecutive integers
\n" ); document.write( "x, (x+1)
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\n" ); document.write( "whose product is five less than the smaller number.
\n" ); document.write( "x(x+1) = x - 5
\n" ); document.write( "x^2 + x = x - 5
\n" ); document.write( "x^2 + x - x = -5
\n" ); document.write( "x^2 = -5; this shows it is not solvable
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