<PRE><B>Question 346947</B>
Find three consecutive odd integers the sum of which is negative twenty-one.
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1st: 2x-1
2nd: 2x+1
3rd: 2x+3
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Equation:
sum = -21
6x+3 = -21
6x = -24
x = -4
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1st: 2x-1 = -9
2nd: 2x+1 = -7
3rd: 2x+3 = -5
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true or false:  6 is a solution of x^2 + 3 = 9 + 5x.
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36 + 3 = 9 + 5*6
39 = 39
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Ans: true
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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