document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=125012>Question 125012</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find two consecutive odd numbers whose product is 255 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #91649 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=dolly><B>dolly(163)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=dolly><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=91649\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the two odd numbers be x and x+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then x(x+2) = 255<BR>\n" );
document.write( "==> x^2 + 2x - 255 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "==> x^2 + 17x - 15x - 255 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "==> x(x+17)-15(x+17) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "==> (x+17)(x-15) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "==> x+17 = 0 or x-15 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "==> x = -17 or x = 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the two odd numbers are 15 and 17.\r<BR>\n" );
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