document.write( "Question 603249: The product of two consecutive odd integers is 22 less than 15 times the smaller one. What are the integers? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #380629 by alicealc(293) ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! first odd integer = x \n" ); document.write( "second odd integer = x + 2\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x*(x+2) = 15*x - 22 \n" ); document.write( "x^2 + 2x = 15x -22 \n" ); document.write( "x^2 + 2x - 15x + 22 = 0 \n" ); document.write( "x^2 - 13x + 22 = 0 \n" ); document.write( "(x - 11)(x - 2) = 0 \n" ); document.write( "x - 11 = 0 or x - 2 = 0 \n" ); document.write( "x = 11 or x = 2 \n" ); document.write( "because it's an odd integer, x = 11\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so the integers are 11 and 13 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |