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27 April, 07:39

The sum of the squares of two positive consecutive odd integers is 34. What are the integers?

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  1. 27 April, 08:00
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    Step-by-step explanation:

    So we can set up this problem like so:

    x^2 + (x+2) ^2 = 34

    You add two to the second x value because assuming the first x is odd you have to add 2 to get to the next odd integer

    So:

    x^2 + x^2 + 4x + 4 = 34

    2x^2 + 4x + 4 = 34

    2x^2 + 4x - 30 = 0

    Factor this using the box method to get

    x = - 3 or x = 5

    Since it has to be positive we have x = 5

    then add 2 to 5 to get the next answer - --> y = 7
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