SOLUTION: The product of two consecutive positive odd numbers is 142,883. What is their sum? A.432 B.692 C.740 D.756 E.816

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Question 250949: The product of two consecutive positive odd numbers is 142,883. What is their sum?
A.432 B.692 C.740 D.756 E.816

Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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+N%28N%2B2%29=142883+
N%5E2%2B2N-142883=0
%28N-377%29%28N%2B379%29=0
Two solutions:
N-377=0
N=377
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N%2B379=0
N=-379
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Positive odd numbers was also a criteria so N=377
The two odd numbers are 377 and 379.
Their sum is 756.
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