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Two consecutive positive integers sum of whose squares is 365 are


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,Finding the two consecutive positive integer:

Let the first integer be x.

The next consecutive positive integer will be x+1.

According to the given question,

x2+(x+1)2=365x2+(x+1)2=365

x2+(x2+2x+1)=365 [:(a+b)2=a2+2ab+b2]

2x2+2x+1=3652x2+2x+1-365=02x2+2x-364=0

2(x2+x-182)=0x2+x-182=0x2+14x-13x-182=0x(x+14)-13(x+14)=0(x-13)(x+14)=0x-13=0,x+14=0x=13,x=-14

The value ofx cannot be negative (because it is given that the integers are positive).

Therefore, the integer will be x=13,x+1=14


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