document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=170485>Question 170485</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Could you please help me solve this word problem and the formula used for solve it?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Two positive numbers are consecutive odd integers.  The square of the smaller is 4 more than 3 times the larger.  Find the smaller integar.  The multiple choice answers are:  a) 3  b) 5  c) 6  d) 7   e) 9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "thank you for your help, Phillip\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #125876 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><B>Mathtut(3670)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><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=125876\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> we are looking for 2 consecutive odd integers that are also positive.  Lets call them a and a+2. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5E2=3%28a%2B2%29%2B4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5E2=3%28a%2B2%29%2B4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >distribute and combine<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a=5 and -2 but we can throw out the negative so a=5 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "integers are <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a=5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a=5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >and<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%2B2=7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%2B2=7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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