document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=211833>Question 211833</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The product of two consecutive odd integers is 1 less than four times their sum.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "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 #160042 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=RAY100><B>RAY100(1637)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=RAY100><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=160042\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x, x+2 be  consecutive integers<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x)(x+2) = 4(x+x+2) -1 = 4(2x+2)-1 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 +2x = 8x +8 -1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 -6x -7 =0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x-7)(x+1) = 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+7,,,,-1 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "consecutive integers,,7,9,,,,,-1,1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "check,,,(7,9),,,7*9 = 4(7+9) -1 = 63,,,,ok<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(-1,1),,,,,-1*1 = 4(-1+1) -1 = -1,,,,ok<BR>\n" );
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