SOLUTION: Find two consecutive odd integers such that the square of the first added to 3 times the second is 24

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Question 191332: Find two consecutive odd integers such that the square of the first added to 3 times the second is 24
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Find two consecutive odd integers such that the square of the first added to 3 times the second is 24
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x is the smaller, x+2 is the other one.
x^2 + 3(x+2) = 24
x^2 + 3x - 18 = 0
(x+6)*(x-3) = 0
x = 3
x = -6
You can do the check.