Product of three consecutive odd numbers is $1716$ . What is the largest of the three numbers?

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Solution

The correct option is C 13
$L e t t h e n u m b e r s b e x - 1, x, x + 1$
$s o (x - 1) x (x + 1) = 1716$
$\Rightarrow x (x^{2} - 1) = 1716$
$\Rightarrow x^{3} - x - 1716 = 0$
$x = 12$
$H e n c e t h e l arg e s t n u m b e r i s : 13$

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