document.write( "Question 265706: what is the smallest of three positive consecutive odd integers if the product of the second and third integers is 63? \n" ); document.write( "

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Let x, x+2, x+4 be the three integers
\n" ); document.write( "from above, we get
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28x%2B2%29%28x%2B4%29+=+63\"$
\n" ); document.write( "by foiling, we get
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%5E2+%2B+6x+%2B+8+=+63\"$
\n" ); document.write( "subtracting, we get
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%5E2+%2B+6x+-+55+=+0\"$
\n" ); document.write( "factoring, we get
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28x%2B11%29%28x-5%29+=+0\"$
\n" ); document.write( "solving, we get
\n" ); document.write( "x = -11 and x = 5
\n" ); document.write( "since we want positive, we get
\n" ); document.write( " 5, 7, 9 \n" ); document.write( "

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