SOLUTION: The product of two positive consecutive odd integers is 399. The sume of these two integers is:

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Question 135616: The product of two positive consecutive odd integers is 399. The sume of these two integers is:
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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The product of two positive consecutive odd integers is 399. The sum of these two integers is:
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1st: 2x+1
2nd: 2x+3
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EQUATION:
(2x+1)(2x+3) = 399
4x^2+8x+3 = 399
4x^2+8x-396 = 0
2x^2+4x-198 = 0
x=9 or x = -11
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2x+1 = 19 or -21
2x+3 = 21 or -19
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The sum is either 40 or -40
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Cheers,
Stan H.