Answer :

we can write three consecutive integers like this:

[tex]n,n+1,n+2[/tex]

we have that the sum of the 2nd and the 3rd integers is -17, then:

[tex](n+1)+(n+2)=-17[/tex]

solving for n, we get the following:

[tex]\begin{gathered} (n+1)+(n+2)=-17 \\ \Rightarrow n+n+1+2=-17 \\ \Rightarrow2n+3=-17 \\ \Rightarrow2n=-17-3=-20 \\ \Rightarrow n=\frac{-20}{2}=-10 \\ n=-10 \end{gathered}[/tex]

therefore, the three consecutive integers are -10, -9 and -8

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