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The product of three consecutive integers is -210. find the three integers

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Answer: The three integers are x = -7, x+1 = -6 and x+2 = -5.

Explanation:

We can set up the equation: x(x+1)(x+2) = -210, where x, x+1, and x+2 are the consecutive integers.

To solve for x, we can start factoring -210.

-210 = -1210 = -12105 = -1370 = -12514 = -12572

Since we are looking for three consecutive integers, we know that one of the factors must be -1 and the other two factors must be a pair of integers.

-1 * 2 * 5 * 7 = -70

-1 * 2 * 5 * 14 = -140

-1 * 3 * 7 = -21

So, the three integers are x = -7, x+1 = -6 and x+2 = -5.

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