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xy=-54
x+y=-39
y=-54/x
-54/x+x=-39
x2+39x-54 =0
IF there were an integer solution, the polynomial would be factorable, it is not so there is no integer solution.
Also, look at the integer factor pairs of -54
-54=-1x2x33
no way to get -39
33, 35, 37 and 39.
The numbers are 35, 37 and 39.
39
Three consecutive integers whose sum is 117 are 38, 39, and 40. N + (N+1) + (N+2) = 117 3N + 3 = 117 3N = 114 N = 38
The integers are 37, 38 and 39.