SOLUTION: Olivia, Newt, and John were each born 3 years apart, with Olivia the youngest and john the oldest. The sum of the squares of their ages is 606. How old is each?
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Question 131561: Olivia, Newt, and John were each born 3 years apart, with Olivia the youngest and john the oldest. The sum of the squares of their ages is 606. How old is each? Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! = Olivia's age now = Newton's age now = John's age now
Now make substitutions
divide both sides by
solve bu completing the square (there is a negative also,
but it makes no sense to use it in this problem
Their ages are 11, 14, and 17
check:
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