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alexgriva [62]
3 years ago
8

What is the smallest of 3 consecutive positive integers if the product of the smaller two integers is 5 less than 5 times the la

rgest integer?
(USE WITHOUT CALCULATOR)
Mathematics
1 answer:
olga55 [171]3 years ago
7 0
Let's say the first number is "a"
the next consecutive can just be "a+1" and  the next, you guessed it, "a+2"
the two smaller ones are a and a+1, the larger one is a+2

now, the product of "a" and "a+1" equals 5 times "a+2" but less by 5

thus   a(a + 1) = 5(a + 2) - 5   <----- solve for "a"
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