SOLUTION: The product of two positive consecutive odd integers is 339. The sum of these two integers is:

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Question 135465: The product of two positive consecutive odd integers is 339. The sum of these two integers is:
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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x(x+2)=339
x^2+2x-339=0
the answer (using the quadratic equation x+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+ is:
17.439 & 19.439.
the sum is (the b value in the equation ax^2+bx-c, where a=1)
19.439-17.439=2 answer.