The product of two consecutive odd integers is 143 find their sum
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Answer:
no
Step-by-step explanation:
Establish the nth term formula
There is a common difference d between consecutive terms, that is
d = - 5 - (- 9) = - 1 - (- 5) = 3 - (- 1) = 7 - 3 = 4
This indicates the sequence is arithmetic with nth term
= a₁ + (n - 1)d
where a₁ is the first term and d the common difference
Here a₁ = - 9 and d = 4 , then
= - 9 + 4(n - 1) = - 9 + 4n - 4 = 4n - 13
Equate 4n - 13 to 301
4n - 13 = 301 ( add 13 to both sides )
4n = 314 ( divide both sides by 4 )
n = 78.5
Since n is not an integer then 301 is not in the sequence
