document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=405935>Question 405935</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the smallest of three positive consecutive odd integers if the product of the second and third integers is 63? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #286603 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=286603\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let the consequtive odd integers be n , n+2, n+4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(n+2)(n+4)=63<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n^2+6n+8=63<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n^2+6n-55=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n^2+11n-5n-55=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n(n+11)-5(n+11)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(n+11)(n-5)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n=5 positive integer<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the numbers are 5,7,9 </SPAN>\n" );
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