Question

find 3 consecutive positive integers such that the square of the smallest exceeds the largest by 10

Answer 1

Let us first assume that the first positive integer is x . The next two positive integers will be :

\(\sf{x+1 , x+2 }\)

Right?

Answer 2

ok...then what do I do

Answer 3

It is given that : "The square of the smallest exceeds the largest by 10" . Can you convert this into a valid equation @nyloverjf ?