Let the first integer be x, and the second one be x + 1, then we have:
x^2 + (x + 1)^2 = 145
x^2 + x^2 + 2x + 1 = 145
2x^2 + 2x + 1 = 145
2x^2 + 2x + 1 - 145 = 145 - 145
2x^2 + 2x - 144 = 0 divide by 2 to both sides
x^2 + x - 72 = 0
(x - 8)(x + 9) = 0
x = 8 or x = -9 ignore x = -9 since the numbers are positive
x + 1 = 8 + 1 = 9
Thus, the consecutive positive integers are 8 and 9.
Check:
8^2 + 9^2 = 135 ?
64 + 81 = 145 ?
145 = 145 True
The sum of the squares of two consecutive positive even integers is 340. Find the integers.
5
The two consecutive negative odd integers having 74 as the sum of their squares are -5 and -7.
The difference between the squares of two consecutive integers j and j+1 is |2j+1|. There are therefore two such pairs where this quantity is 17:-9 and -88 and 9
42 + 52 = 16 + 25 = 41
The numbers are 12 and 14.
The numbers are 12 and 14.
The sum of the squares of two consecutive positive even integers is 340. Find the integers.
112+92 is 202.
12 and 14.
3 and 5
This is impossible to achieve with integers. If the numbers are consecutive even numbers, then this is the solution: 42 + 62 = 16 + 36 = 52
5
5
This is best solved by trial-and-error. If one set of consecutive even integers doesn't work, try a different set. Hint: The integers involved are fairly small.
144 + 196 = 340 so integers are 12 & 14.
All positive integers which are not perfect squares.