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The square root of the sum of 2 consecutive odd integers is 1 less than 3 times the smaller integer. Find the integers
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"sqrt%28n+%2B+n%2B2%29+%2B+1+=+3n\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"sqrt%282n%2B2%29+=+3n-1\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Square both sides
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2n%2B2+=+9n%5E2+-+6n+%2B+1\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Now it's a quadratic
\n" ); document.write( " $\"9n%5E2+-+8n+-+1+=+0\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(9n + 1)*(n - 1) = 0
\n" ); document.write( "n = 1
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