document.write( "Question 708009: What is the smallest of 3 consecutive positive integers if the product of the smaller two integers is 5 less than 5 times the largest \n" ); document.write( "

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consecutive integers: (x-1), x, (x+1)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(x-1)(x) = 5(x+1) - 5
\n" ); document.write( "x^2 - x = 5x
\n" ); document.write( "x^2 - 6x = 0
\n" ); document.write( "x(x - 6) = 0
\n" ); document.write( "x = 0, x = 6\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x is positive ---> integers: 5, 6, 7 \n" ); document.write( "

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