document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=156843>Question 156843</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The product of two consecutive odd integer is 1 less than 4 times their sum find the two integers </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #115679 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><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=115679\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x(x+2)=4(x+x+2)-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+2x=4(2x+2)-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+2x=8x+8-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+2x-8x-8+1=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-6x-7=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-7)(x+1)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-7=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=7 for the smaller integer.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7=2=9 for the larger integer.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Proof:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7*9=4(7+9)-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "63=4*16-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "63=64-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "63=63\r<BR>\n" );
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