document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=707009>Question 707009</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the product of 3 consecutive odd integers is 15 what is the smallest of the the 3 integers? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "1st: 2x-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2nd: 2x+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3rd: 2x+3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(4x^2-1)(2x+3) = 15<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8x^3+12x^2-2x-18 = 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1st: 2x-1 = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2nd: 2x+1 = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3rd: 2x+3 = 5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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