SOLUTION: how do you write this in math equation The sum of a positive odd integer a and the next greater positive odd integer?

Question 1174835: how do you write this in math equation The sum of a positive odd integer a and the next greater positive odd integer?
Answer by ikleyn(52803) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Let n be the smaller of the two consecutive odd positive integers.


Then the next positive odd number is (n+2).


Their sum is  n + (n+2) = 2n+2.



Note that IT IS NOT an EQUATION: it is expression.

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