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fredd [130]
3 years ago
10

I need to find two consecutive positive integers such that the square of the first is decreased by 17 equals to 4 times the seco

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Mathematics
1 answer:
aleksandrvk [35]3 years ago
5 0
So, is two integers, and they must be consecutive, meaning, the next one will have to be either 1 before the first or one after... anyhow.

let's say the first integer is "a".

then a consecutive integer to that one will be just 1 hop away, or say "a + 1", so there, those are the two integers.

now, we know that 

\bf \stackrel{\textit{square of the first is decreased by 17}}{a^2-17}~~=~~\stackrel{\textit{4 times the second}}{4(a+1)}
\\\\\\
a^2-17=4a+4\implies a^2-4a-21=0\implies (a-7)(a+3)=0
\\\\\\
a=
\begin{cases}
\boxed{7}\\
-3
\end{cases}

so, is a positive integer, so it can't be -3.

what's the second integer?  well is a + 1.
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