document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=631008>Question 631008</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the product of 2 consecutive positive odd integers is 15 more than 3 times their sum, the the larger integer is..? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "1st: 2x-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2nd: 2x+1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2x-1)(2x+1) = 3(2x-1+2x+1) + 15<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x^2-1 = 12x + 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x^2 - 12x -16 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 - 3x - 4 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-4)(x+1) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Positive solution:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1st: 2x-1 = 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2nd: 2x+1 = 9<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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