document.write( "Question 961513: Josh and Sam have ages that are consecutive odd integers.The product of their ages is 575.How old is Josh if he is the younger brother?Solve algebraically
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Algebra.Com's Answer #587518 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Let $\"+n+\"$ and $\"+n%2B2+\"$ = their ages
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"+n%2A%28+n%2B2+%29+=+575+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+n%5E2+%2B+2n+=+575+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Complete the square
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+n%5E2+%2B+2n+%2B+%282%2F2%29%5E2+=+575+%2B+%282%2F2%29%5E2+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+n%5E2+%2B+2n+%2B+1+=+576+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+%28+n+%2B+1+%29%5E2+=+24%5E2+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+n+%2B+1+=+24+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+n+=+23+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+n%2B2++=+25+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Their ages are 23 and 25
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"+23%2A25+=+575+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+575+=+575+\"$ \r
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