document.write( "Question 849385: find three consecutive positive integers such that the product of the first and third one is less than six times the second \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #806099 by CubeyThePenguin(3113)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! consecutive integers: (x-1), x, (x+1)\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(x-1)(x+1) < 6x \n" ); document.write( "x^2 - 1 < 6x \n" ); document.write( "x^2 - 6x - 1 < 0\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "integer solutions of x: x = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "sets of integers: (1, 2, 3), (2, 3, 4), (3, 4, 5) --- only listed ones that were positive \n" ); document.write( " |