Question

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The product of two consecutive odd numbers is 10 more than the square of the smaller number.Find the smaller number.

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Answer 1

Answer: 5 and 7

Explanation:

(x)*(x+2)-10=(x)^2

x^(2)+2x-10=x^2

x^(2)+2x=x^2+10

2x=10

x=5

x+2=5+2=7