find three consecutive odd integers such that the sum of the squares of the first two is 15 less than the square of the third.
Someone please explain this to me?
Someone please explain this to me?
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x^2 + y^2 + 15 = z^2
That is how you set up the problem. You know the numbers have to be odd. I simply played around and found the answer quickly. x = 3, y = 5, z = 7
That is how you set up the problem. You know the numbers have to be odd. I simply played around and found the answer quickly. x = 3, y = 5, z = 7