Question:
Find two consecutive odd positive integers, sum of whose squares is 290.
Solution:
We have to find two consecutive integers sum of whose squares is 290.
Let the two consecutive integers be x and x+2
According to the question
$x^{2}+(x+2)^{2}=290$
$x^{2}+x^{2}+4+4 x=290$
$2 x^{2}+4 x+4=290$
Dividing both sides by 2
$x^{2}+2 x+2=145$
$x^{2}+2 x-143=0$
$x^{2}+13 x-11 x-143=0$
$x(x+13)-11(x+13)=0$
$(x+13)(x-11)=0$
$x=-13,11$
Therefore two consecutive integers are 11,13