SOLUTION: The product of two consecutive odd intergers is 1 less than 4 times the sum. find the two intergers.

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Question 38898: The product of two consecutive odd intergers is 1 less than 4 times the sum. find the two intergers.
Answer by Paul(988) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the two odd integers be.
x, and x+2
Equation:
(x)(x+2)=4(x+x+2)-1
x%5E2%2B2x=8x%2B8-1
x%5E2-6x-7=0
x+=+%28-%28-6%29+%2B-+sqrt%28+%28-6%29%5E2-4%2A1%2A-7+%29%29%2F%282%2A1%29+
x=7
7+2=9
Hence, the two odd integers are 7 and 9.
Paul.