SOLUTION: what is the smallest of three positive consecutive odd integers if the product of the second and third integers is 63?

SOLUTION: what is the smallest of three positive consecutive odd integers if the product of the second and third integers is 63?

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Question 265706: what is the smallest of three positive consecutive odd integers if the product of the second and third integers is 63?
Answer by drk(1908) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x, x+2, x+4 be the three integers
from above, we get

by foiling, we get

subtracting, we get

factoring, we get

solving, we get
x = -11 and x = 5
since we want positive, we get
5, 7, 9
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