document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=819744>Question 819744</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The product of the first and last of three consecutive odd integers is 45. Find the three consecutive odd integers. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(x-2)(x+2) = 45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 - 4 = 45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 = 49<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 7 or x = -7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The integers could be {5, 7, 9} or {-9, -7, -5}. </SPAN>\n" );
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