SOLUTION: What is the product of 2 consecutive odd integers if the smaller is 2x-1?

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Question 1085454: What is the product of 2 consecutive odd integers if the smaller is 2x-1?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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2x-1 being odd, then the next odd integer is 2x-1%2B2=2x%2B1 and their product is %282x-1%29%282x%2B1%29=highlight%284x%5E2-1%29.