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10.4 Exercise 37

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Make up a problem involving the product of two consecutive odd integers. Start by choosing two consecutive odd integers. ⓐ What are your integers? ⓑ What is the product of your integers? ⓒ Solve the equation n(n+2)=pn \left(n + 2\right) = p, where pp is the product you found in part (b). ⓓ Did you get the numbers you started with?

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