document.write( "Question 207435: two consecutive odd integers whose product is 323 \n" ); document.write( "

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two consecutive odd integers whose product is 323
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\n" ); document.write( "Do you prefer the hard way which takes longer? Or the easy way?
\n" ); document.write( "The hard way:
\n" ); document.write( "x*(x+2) = 323
\n" ); document.write( "x^2 + 2x - 323 = 0
\n" ); document.write( "If you spot that it can be factored:
\n" ); document.write( "(x+19)*(x-17) = 0
\n" ); document.write( "x = -19 --> -19 & -17
\n" ); document.write( "x = 17 ---> 17 & 19
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\n" ); document.write( "The easy way:
\n" ); document.write( "sqrt(323) is almost 18.
\n" ); document.write( "The numbers are adjacent to 18, 17 & 19. \n" ); document.write( "

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