SOLUTION: Find three consecutive integers such that the square of the smallest is 29 less than the product of the larger two.

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Question 1131637: Find three consecutive integers such that the square of the smallest is 29 less than the product of the larger two.
Answer by ikleyn(52834) About Me  (Show Source):
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n^2 = (n+1)*(n+2) - 29


n^2 = n^2 + n + 2n + 2 - 29


3n = 27  ====>  n = 9.


Answer.  9, 10 and 11.

Solved.