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Find 4 consecutive odd integers where the product of the two smaller numbers is 64 less than the product of the two larger numbers.
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Find 4 consecutive odd integers where the product of the two smaller numbers is 64 less than the product of the two larger numbers.
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Odd number is: (2n-1), (2n+1), (2n+3), (2n+x),... where x x changes every two
(2n-1)(2n+1)=(2n+3)(2n+5)-64
16n=48|:16
n=3
Now we substitute to (2n-1), (2n+1), (2n+3), (2n+5):
2n-1 = 2*3-1=5
2n+1 = 2*3+1=7
2n+3 = 2*3+3=9
2n+5 = 2*3+5=11
5,7,9,11
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If there are such numbers, then they can be written as 'x', (x + 2), (x + 4), and (x + 6).
Now, the problem says that x(x+2) + 64 = (x+4) (x+6)
Expand each side:
x² + 2x + 64 = x² + 10x + 24
Subtract (x² + 24) from each side:
2x + 40 = 10x
Subtract 2x from each side:
40 = 8x
Divide each side by 8 :
x = 5
The numbers are
5, 7, 9, and 11
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(5 x 7) + 64 = 35 + 64 = 99 and 9 x 11 = 99 . yay !
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