Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Find two consecutive of the odd natural numbers in the sum of the whose squares is 202

The odd number is 2k + 1.


The other
consecutive odd number is 2k + 3.


The sum of their squares is
202:


(2k+1)^2 + (2k+3)^2 = 202


We'll
raise to square:


4k^2 + 4k + 1 + 4k^2 + 12k + 9 =
202


We'll combine like terms:


8k^2 +
16k - 192 = 0


We'll divide by 8:


k^2 +
2k - 24 = 0


We'll apply the quadratic
formula:


k1 = [-1 + sqrt(4 + 96)]/2


k1
= (-1 + sqrt 100)/2


k1 = (-1+10)/2


k1 =
9/2


k2 = -11/2


The first
odd number is:


2k + 1 = 2*9/2  =
9


The second odd number
is 11.


Since the numbers are natural,
the second solution of k is rejected.

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