SOLUTION: The product of two consecutive odd integers is equal to 27 plus six times the sum of the integers. What are the two odd integers?

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Question 989655: The product of two consecutive odd integers is equal to 27 plus six times the sum of the integers. What are the two odd integers?
Answer by ikleyn(52803) About Me  (Show Source):
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x*(x+2) = 27 + 6*(x + (x+2)),     or

x%5E2+%2B+2x = 27+%2B+6%2A%282x%2B2%29.

Solve this quadratic equation.