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algebra junior

Problem

The positive difference between the squares of two consecutive odd integers is 128. What is the product of the two integers?
Solution
Let be the two integers. We are given that . Using the difference of squares factorization, the equation becomes . Simplifying and solving, we get: Therefore the desired product is .
Final answer
1023