SOLUTION: find 3 consecutive odd numbers where the product of the smaller two numbers is 34 less than the squareof the largest number

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Question 325566: find 3 consecutive odd numbers where the product of the smaller two numbers is 34 less than the squareof the largest number
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let the numbers be x, x+2, x+4

x(x+2)=(x+4)^2-34
x^2+2x=X^2+8x+16-34
x^2+2x-x^2-8x=-18
-6x=-18
x=3
the numbers are 3, 5, 7