SOLUTION: Why is it that you can use the same expressions to represent either consecutive odd or consecutive even integers?

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Question 217051: Why is it that you can use the same expressions to represent either consecutive odd or consecutive even integers?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Why is it that you can use the same expressions to represent either consecutive odd or consecutive even integers?
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You can't.
Even numbers are multiples of 2 and should be represented
as 2x or 2(x+1)...etc.
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Odd numbers are one more or one less than a multiple of 2
and should be represented as 2x-1 or 2x+1.
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Cheers,
Stan H.