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Can anyone solve this question?

Engineering Lad

It is a question in the AQA FP1 textbook, Exercise 2A, which even my teacher cannot solve. Can anyone here solve it?

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Reply 1

TenOfThem

Original post by Engineering Lad

It is a question in the AQA FP1 textbook, Exercise 2A, which even my teacher cannot solve. Can anyone here solve it?

I have found one solution but am not convinced it is the only one

I now have 2 solutions, 3 solutions, 4 solutions

I think that is them all

(edited 9 years ago)

Reply 2

Engineering Lad

Original post by TenOfThem

I have found one solution but am not convinced it is the only one

I now have 2 solutions, 3 solutions, 4 solutions

I am beginning to wonder if I have misinterpreted the question

Show me the way! :eek:

Reply 3

TenOfThem

Original post by Engineering Lad

Show me the way! :eek:

You know the sum is 750

you need to find ways of making that

the easiest example is 249 + 250 + 251

I used (q+p)(q-p+1) = 1500

realised the second bracket had to be odd to make the simultaneous equations work and went from there