SOLUTION: ind three consecutive odd integers such that the product of the first and second exceeds the third by 8.

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Question 262218: ind three consecutive odd integers such that the product of the first and second exceeds the third by 8.
Answer by drk(1908)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x, x+2, x+4 be our 3 consecutive odd integers.
from above, we get

distributing the left we get

simplifying the right we get

setting the equation = 0, we get

factoring we get

solving each for x we get
- which we can't use
and

this means we have
{3, 5, 7}

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