document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1152164>Question 1152164</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Given that n is the first of three consecutive numbers and the sum of three numbers exceeds the square of the first number by 5.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "first number is n<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "next two numbers are n+1 and n+2<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The sum of the three numbers is (n)+(n+1)+(n+2)<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 more than the square of the first number is n^2+5<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So...<br><BR>\n" );
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