
which means there is some integer

for which

.
Because

and

, there are integers

such that

and

, and

We have

, which means there are four possible choices of

:
1, 42
2, 21
3, 14
6, 7
which is to say there are also four corresponding choices for

:
9, 378
18, 189
27, 126
54, 63
whose sums are:
387
207
153
117
So the least possible value of

is 117.
Answer:
x = 4 + √ 38
Step-by-step explanation:
(x-1) (x+6) is the answer
Answer:
1
Step-by-step explanation:
3x+5=8
Group like terms
3x=8-5
3x=3
Divide both side by the co-efficient of x which is 3
3x/3=3/3
x=1