document.write( "Question 218379: The product of two consecutive positive odd integers is 255. What are the integers? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #164479 by vleith(2983) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Let one number be x. then the next larger odd integer is x+2
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+%2A+%28x%2B2%29+=+255\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%5E2+%2B+2x+=+255\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%5E2+%2B+2x++-+255+=+0\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28x%2B17%29%28x-15%29+=+255\"$
\n" ); document.write( "So the numbers can be -17 or 15. The problem said \"positive odd\", so x = 15. That makes x+2 = 17 \n" ); document.write( "

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