SOLUTION: Find three consecutive odd integers such that the sum of the first and second is 27 less than 3 times the third

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Question 1104599: Find three consecutive odd integers such that the sum of the first and second is 27 less than 3 times the third
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Find three consecutive odd integers such that the sum of the first and second is 27 less than 3 times the third
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Similar problem.
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find three consecutive positive odd integers such that the product of the two smaller exceeds the largest by 26
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Use n-1, n+1 and n+3
n^2-1 = n+3 + 26
n^2 - n - 30 = 0
etc