SOLUTION: The length and width of two sides of a rectangle are consecutive odd integers. The area of the rectangle is 15 square units. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.

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Question 1108561: The length and width of two sides of a rectangle are consecutive odd integers. The area of the rectangle is 15 square units. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.
Answer by ikleyn(52884) About Me  (Show Source):
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3*5 = 15.


Try to extract the solution from this fact.


Or solve the quadratic equation instead


x*(x+2) = 15.