SOLUTION: The product of two consecutive odd integers added to their sum is 119. What are the two integers?
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Question 782389: The product of two consecutive odd integers added to their sum is 119. What are the two integers?
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Michelle.
Confused Mom
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! The product of two consecutive odd integers added to their sum is 119. What are the two integers?
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Call the 1st one x, the 2nd is x + 2
x*(x+2) + x + x+2 = 119
(x + 13)*(x - 9) = 0
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x = -13 --> -13 & -11
x = 9 --> 9 & 11
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check both answers
-13*-11 - 24 = 143 - 24 = 119
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9*11 + 20 = 119
