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The product of two consecutive positive odd integers is 9,603. What are the two integers?
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The two consecutive positive odd integers can be written as:
2x - 1 and 2x + 1, where x is integer and x>=1
The product of two consecutive positive odd integers is 9,603:
(2x - 1)(2x + 1) = 9603
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x = 49
2*49 - 1 = 97
2*49 + 1 = 99
The two integers are 97 and 99.