SOLUTION: find three consecutive positive integers such that the square of the greatest integer is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two integers. Please help me. I've tried to do

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Question 960106: find three consecutive positive integers such that the square of the greatest integer is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two integers. Please help me. I've tried to do it, but it confuses me. So far, I have+%28x%2B2%29%5E2=%28x%2B1%29%5E2+%2B%28x%29%5E2.+ Can you tell me if I'm going in the right direction?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You created a good equation and then you stopped. Not likely really stuck. Arithmetic!!!!

x%5E2%2B4x%2B4=x%5E2%2B2x%2B1%2Bx%5E2--------does this make sense as the second step?