SOLUTION: the product of two consecutive odd integers is equal to 30 more than the first. find the integers

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Question 801940: the product of two consecutive odd integers is equal to 30 more than the first. find the integers
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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x(x+2) = 30 + x
x^2 + 2x = 30 + x
x^2 + x - 30 = 0
(x + 6)(x - 5) = 0

x is odd, so the numbers are 5 and 7.