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asked Feb 8, 2019 in Class X Maths by muskan15 (-3,447 points)
The sum of the squares of three consecutive natural numbers is 110. Determine the numbers.
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answered Feb 8, 2019 by navnit40 (-4,945 points)
Let three consecutive natural numbers be x, x + 1 and x +2.
Then according to problem
(x)2 + (x + 1)2 + (x + 2)2 = 110
⇒ x2 + x2 + 1 + 2x + x2 + 4 + 4x – 110 = 0
⇒ 3x2 + 6x – 105 = 0
⇒ x2 + 2x – 35 = 0
⇒ x2 + 7x – 5x – 35 = 0
⇒ x(x + 7) – 5(x + 7) = 0
⇒ (x + 7)(x – 5) = 0
⇒ x + 7 = 0 or x – 5 = 0
⇒ x = -7 or x = 5
But x = - 7 is rejected as it is not a natural number.
Then x = 5
Hence, required numbers are 5, (5 + 1), (5 + 2)
i.e., 5, 6 and 7.
Step-by-step explanation:
the three consecutive natural number whose sum of squares is 110 are—5,6,7