SOLUTION: The dimensions of a rectangular photograph are odd consecutive integers. The area of the photograph is 99 square inches. Find the lengths of each side. The sides are____and___

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Question 1154960: The dimensions of a rectangular photograph are odd consecutive integers. The area of the photograph is
99 square inches. Find the lengths of each side.
The sides are____and____inches long.
Found 3 solutions by mananth, ikleyn, MathTherapy:
Answer by mananth(16946)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let one side be x
the other will be x+2
Area = x(x+2) =99
x^2 +2x =99
x^2+2x+1= 99+1
x^2+2x+1=100
(x+1)^2= 100
x+1=+/-10
take positive value
x=10-1
x=9
The sides are 9,11
Answer by ikleyn(52798)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
.

  is  about 10;


therefore, the numbers are 9 and 11.


Answer by MathTherapy(10552)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

The dimensions of a rectangular photograph are odd consecutive integers. The area of the photograph is
99 square inches. Find the lengths of each side.
The sides are____and____inches long.
This is SO, SO simple.

Just find 2 factors of 99 that are odd and consecutive. 99 doesn't have that many factors! 

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