document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=943184>Question 943184</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Which of the following statements can be used to prove that the sum of the squares of 3 consecutive odd integers is 20 more than 3 times the product of the first and last integers?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #805617 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=CubeyThePenguin><B>CubeyThePenguin(3113)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=CubeyThePenguin><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=CubeyThePenguin><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=805617\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> consecutive odd integers: (x-2), x, (x+2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x-2)^2 + x^2 + (x+2)^2 = 3(x-2)(x+2) + 20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x^2 - 4x + 4) + x^2 + (x^2 + 4x + 4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 3x^2 + 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 3(x^2 - 4) + 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 3(x-2)(x+2) + 20 </SPAN>\n" );
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