document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=771887>Question 771887</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find two consecutive odd integers so that the square of the larger exceeds their product by 34. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(n+2)^2 = n(n+2)+34\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n^2+4n+4 = n^2+2n+34\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4n+4 = 2n+34\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2n+4 = 34\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2n = 30\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n = 15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer: 15 and 17\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks </SPAN>\n" );
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