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document.write( "three consecutive odd positive integers ,  , 
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document.write( "2 times the sum of all three is 9 less than the product of the first and second integers
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document.write( "  2(3x + 6)=x(x+2)-9
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document.write( "    6x + 12  = x^2 + 2x-9
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document.write( "           0 = x^2-4x - 21
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document.write( "           0 =  (x-7)(x+3)    x = 7 
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document.write( "The  three consecutive odd positive integers are 7 , 9 , 11\r
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