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21 December, 11:56

The product of two consecutive positive odd integers is 255. find the smaller integer.

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  1. 21 December, 14:19
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    X (x+2) = 255

    x²+2x-255=0

    (x-15) (x+17) = 0

    x=15 or x=-17

    take the positive number only, so the two consecutive positive odd integers are 15 and 17.
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