SOLUTION: The product of two consecutive intergers is 19 more than their sum. find the numbers.
This is the equation I came up with = x(x+2)=(x+x+2+19),but it works out to x to the second p
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Question 235767: The product of two consecutive intergers is 19 more than their sum. find the numbers.
This is the equation I came up with = x(x+2)=(x+x+2+19),but it works out to x to the second power minus 21. how do I factor it out?
Answer by scott8148(6628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
"The product of two consecutive intergers" ___ x(x+1)
"is" ___ =
"19 more than" ___ + 19
"their sum" ___ x + x+1
x(x+1) = x + x+1 + 19
x^2 + x = 2x + 20
x^2 - x - 20 = 0
(x + 4)(x - 5) = 0
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