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05-01-2017
Mathematics

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Find three consecutive postitive odd integers, such that the sum of the second and third is twenty three more than three times the first.

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LammettHash LammettHash

05-01-2017

If \(x\) is the first integer, then the other two are \(x+2\) and \(x+4\).

You then want to find \(x\) such that

\((x+2)+(x+4)=23+3x\implies -17=x\)

but this number is not positive, so there is no solution.

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