SOLUTION: The product of two consecutive integers is the square of the lesser integer minus 5. Find the greater of the two integers.

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Question 1067074: The product of two consecutive integers is the square of the lesser integer minus 5. Find the greater of the two integers.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39623)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
n is an integer.






The greater of the two integers is n+1, or .

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