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10 December, 10:10

What is the smallest 3 consecutive positive integers if the product of the smallest and largest is 21 more than 9 times the middle number?

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  1. 10 December, 10:27
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    Lets say those positive consecutive integers are x, x+1, x+2 smallest to biggest respectively.

    product of smallest and largest integer x (x+2) = 9 * (x+1) + 21

    x^2+2x=9x+9+21

    x^2-7x-30=0

    x^2-10x+3x-30=0

    x (x-10) + 3 (x-10)

    x = - 3, x=10

    we will take only positive part

    so x=10

    other consecutive integers would be 11,12

    so answer is 10,11,12
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