document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=217051>Question 217051</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Why is it that you can use the same expressions to represent either consecutive odd or consecutive even integers? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "You can't.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Even numbers are multiples of 2 and should be represented<BR>\n" );
document.write( "as 2x or 2(x+1)...etc.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Odd numbers are one more or one less than a multiple of 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and should be represented as 2x-1 or 2x+1.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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