How many ordered pairs exists such that the below equation satisfies and also are consecutive Natural numbers
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Let the numbers be n − 1 , n , n + 1 .
∴ ( n − 1 ) 3 + n 3 = ( n + 1 ) 2
n 3 − 1 − 3 n 2 + 3 n + n 3 = n 2 + 2 n + 1
2 n 3 − 4 n 2 + n − 2 = 0
2 n 2 ( n − 2 ) + ( n − 2 ) = 0
( 2 n 2 + 1 ) ( n − 2 ) = 0
n − 2 = 0 ⇒ n = 2
Hence there is only one ordered triplet satisfying the given equation, ( 1 , 2 , 3 ) .