the sum of squares of two consecutive positive integers is 145 find the integers
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The sum of the squares of two consecutive numbers is 145.
Let the numbers be N and N + 1
Now we have N^2 + (N +1)^2 = 145
=> N^2 + N^2 + 2N + 1 = 145
=> 2N^2 + 2N - 144 = 0
=> N^2 + N - 72 = 0
=> N^2 + 9N - 8N - 72 = 0
=> N(N + 9) - 8(N + 9) = 0
=> (N - 8)(N + 9) = 0
N can be 8 or -9
So the two numbers are (8 , 9) or ( -8 , -9).
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