document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=428727>Question 428727</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find two consecutive odd whole numbers whose product is 63\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "can you show your work? because i want to know how to do it\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "THANK YOU^^ </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #297936 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=John10><B>John10(297)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=John10><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=John10><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=297936\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x be the first ODD number then the next odd number is x + 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The product is 63<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(x +2) = 63<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + 2x - 63 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x + 9)(x - 7) =0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -9 OR x = 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since the question just needs the WHOLE number, so -9 is not the solution.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thus the first number is 7 and the next one is 7 + 2 =9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check: 7*9=63\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There you go! </SPAN>\n" );
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