SOLUTION: The product of two consecutive odd integers is five more than six times the lesser integer. Find the integers.

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Question 884045: The product of two consecutive odd integers is five more than six times the lesser integer. Find the integers.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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First odd integer : N
Next consecutive odd integer : N%2B2
N%28N%2B2%29=5%2BN
N%5E2%2B2N=5%2B6N
N%5E2-4N-5=0
%28N-5%29%28N%2B1%29=0
Two solutions:
N-5=0
N=5
and
N%2B1=0
N=-1