SOLUTION: For consecutive, positive, odd integers a, b, and c (where a<d<c), is the sign of the following expression positive or negative? (c-a)(b-a)(c-b)(a-c)(a-b)(b-c)

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Question 839344: For consecutive, positive, odd integers a, b, and c (where a (c-a)(b-a)(c-b)(a-c)(a-b)(b-c)
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(c-a)(b-a)(c-b)(a-c)(a-b)(b-c)
= (positive)(positive)(negative)(negative)(negative)
= negative