Equation is (x+2)^2 - x^2 = 7676
solve the equation by first opening the bracket of (x+2)^2 by A^2 + 2AB +C^2
you'll end up with 4x + 4 = 7672
thus x = 1918 and the next number is 1920.
No, while the difference represents the absolute magnitude of two numbers . . . for example . . .
The difference between 5 and 2 is . . . 3
The difference between 6.4 and 9.5 is . . . 3.1
. . . there is still the chance that the difference may be zero . . . in which case the difference is neither positive nor negative
. . . so in short . . . the answer is . . . <span>NO</span>
Anything in the negatives like -2*2=-4-1 = -5
Or positive values up to 5
2*5=10-1=9