SOLUTION: The product of two consecutive odd integers is equal to 30 more than the first integer. Determine the integers.

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Question 1058451: The product of two consecutive odd integers is equal to 30 more than the first integer. Determine the integers.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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N%28N%2B2%29=30%2BN
N%5E2%2B2N=30%2BN
N%5E2%2BN-30=0
%28N%2B6%29%28N-5%29=0
Two solutions but only one is odd,
N-5=0
N=5
So the integers are 5 and 7.