document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=144772>Question 144772</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The product of two consecutive odd whole numbers is 143. Find the numbers </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #105486 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nabla><B>nabla(475)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nabla><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=105486\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let the numbers be: 2n+1, 2n+3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then, (2n+1)(2n+3)=143<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4n^2+8n+3=143<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4n^2+8n-140=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n^2+2n-35=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(n+7)(n-5)=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So n=-7 or n=5. Now, we probably only want the positive solution here, so n=5.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And the numbers are:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11 and 13.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "11*13=143. </SPAN>\n" );
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