SOLUTION: Please help me solve this: The product of the first and last of three consecutive odd integers is 45. Find the three consecutive odd integers.

SOLUTION: Please help me solve this: The product of the first and last of three consecutive odd integers is 45. Find the three consecutive odd integers.

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Question 819744: Please help me solve this:
The product of the first and last of three consecutive odd integers is 45. Find the three consecutive odd integers.
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
consecutive odd integers: (x-2), x, (x+2)

(x-2)(x+2) = 45
x^2 - 4 = 45
x^2 = 49
x = 7 or x = -7

The integers could be {5, 7, 9} or {-9, -7, -5}.
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