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what is the product of three consecutive odd integers if the middle integer is p-5
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document.write( "The middle odd integer is p-5.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The smallest odd integer is 2 less than the middle integer, or (p-5)-2, or p-7.\r\n" );
document.write( "The largest odd integer is 2 more than the middle integer, or (p-5)+2, or p-3.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So the product = smallest×middle×largest = (p-7)(p-5)(p-3) = p³-15p²+71p-105\r\n" );
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