document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=107287>Question 107287</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this problem: Find two consecutive positive integers such that the sum of their sraures is 85. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #78086 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Annabelle1><B>Annabelle1(69)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Annabelle1><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=78086\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> did you mean sum of their squares?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if you did.....<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let the first integer be x and the second (x+1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "sum of their square:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2B%28x%2B1%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2B%28x%2B1%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2Bx%5E2%2B2x%2B1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2Bx%5E2%2B2x%2B1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%5E2%2B2x%2B1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%5E2%2B2x%2B1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "this is equal to 85\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so we have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%5E2%2B2x%2B1=85 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%5E2%2B2x%2B1=85\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%5E2%2B2x%2B1-85=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%5E2%2B2x%2B1-85=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%5E2%2B2x-84=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%5E2%2B2x-84=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " <TR><TD  ALIGN=MIDDLE>Solved by <A  rel=nofollow HREF=http://wiki.algebra.com/index.php/Tutoring_-_pluggable_solvers>pluggable</A> solver: <A  rel=nofollow HREF=quadratic.solver>SOLVE quadratic equation with variable</A></TD></TR>\n" );
document.write( "<TR><TD  ALIGN=LEFT>Quadratic equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (in our case <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%5E2%2B2x%2B-84+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%5E2%2B2x%2B-84+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >) has the following solutons:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B12%5D+=+%28b%2B-sqrt%28+b%5E2-4ac+%29%29%2F2%5Ca ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B12%5D+=+%28b%2B-sqrt%28+b%5E2-4ac+%29%29%2F2%5Ca\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  For these solutions to exist, the <U>discriminant</U> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > should not be a negative number.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  First, we need to compute the discriminant <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac=%282%29%5E2-4%2A2%2A-84=676 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac=%282%29%5E2-4%2A2%2A-84=676\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Discriminant d=676 is greater than zero. That means that there are two solutions: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x%5B12%5D+=+%28-2%2B-sqrt%28+676+%29%29%2F2%5Ca ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x%5B12%5D+=+%28-2%2B-sqrt%28+676+%29%29%2F2%5Ca\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B1%5D+=+%28-%282%29%2Bsqrt%28+676+%29%29%2F2%5C2+=+6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B1%5D+=+%28-%282%29%2Bsqrt%28+676+%29%29%2F2%5C2+=+6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "    <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B2%5D+=+%28-%282%29-sqrt%28+676+%29%29%2F2%5C2+=+-7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B2%5D+=+%28-%282%29-sqrt%28+676+%29%29%2F2%5C2+=+-7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    Quadratic expression <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%5E2%2B2x%2B-84 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%5E2%2B2x%2B-84\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > can be factored:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%5E2%2B2x%2B-84+=+2%28x-6%29%2A%28x--7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%5E2%2B2x%2B-84+=+2%28x-6%29%2A%28x--7%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "  Again, the answer is: 6, -7.\n" );
document.write( "Here's your graph:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if your only positive answer is six, the 2 consecutive numbers are 6 and 7<BR>\n" );
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