SOLUTION: Find two consecutive odd intergers whose product is 23 more than their sum.

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Question 226420: Find two consecutive odd intergers whose product is 23 more than their sum.
Answer by user_dude2008(1862) About Me  (Show Source):
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x(x+2)=x+x+2+23
x^2+2x=2x+25
x^2=25
x=5 or x=-5

Numbers are 5, 7 or -5, -3