document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=277683>Question 277683</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The Product of two consecutive odd integers is 1 less than twice their sum.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the integers. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the integers.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the consecutive odd numbers be x and x+2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x(x+2)+1=2(x+x+2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2+2x+1 = 4x+4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2-2x-3=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2-3x+x-3=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x(x-3)+1(x-3)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+1)(x-3)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-1 or 3 <BR>\n" );
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