SOLUTION: The differnece between the squares of two consecutive positive odd intergers is 24. Find the intergers.

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Question 38545This question is from textbook Algebra 2 with trig
: The differnece between the squares of two consecutive positive odd intergers is 24. Find the intergers. This question is from textbook Algebra 2 with trig

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x~2-(x-2)~2=24 or x~2-x~2+4x-4=28 or 4x=28 or x=28/4 or x=7 & x-5=5
7*7-5*5=24 or 49-25=24