document.write( "Question 1208747: Find two consecutive positive integers such that the square of the first
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document.write( "There are multiple ways to interpret the wording of this problem.  Ikleyn\r\n" );
document.write( "picked a way that did have a solution in positive integers, the first way\r\n" );
document.write( "below.  However, the others are also valid ways to interpret the problem,\r\n" );
document.write( "although some of the others likely do not have positive integer solutions.\r\n" );
document.write( "Algebra problem-creators should be more careful to avoid ambiguous sentences.\r\n" );
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document.write( "1. Find two consecutive positive integers such that \r\n" );
document.write( "(the square of the first) increased by (2 times the second) is equal to 37. \r\n" );
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document.write( "2. Find two consecutive positive integers such that \r\n" );
document.write( "[(the square of the first) increased by 2] times the second is equal to 37.\r\n" );
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document.write( "3. Find two consecutive positive integers such that \r\n" );
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document.write( "4. Find two consecutive positive integers such that\r\n" );
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document.write( "5. Find two consecutive positive integers such that \r\n" );
document.write( "the square of [the first increased by (2 times the second)] is equal to 37.\r\n" );
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document.write( "6. Find two consecutive positive integers such that \r\n" );
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