SOLUTION: the product of two negative consecutive integers is 56. Find the integer

Question 712953: the product of two negative consecutive integers is 56. Find the integer
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Consecutive integers are integers that follow in sequence, each number being more than the previous number, represented by , , ,, ..., where is any integer.
in your case we have two consecutive integers; so, let them be and
their the product is ; so, we have

.......use quadratic formula to solve for

...we will need only solution for

...first number
...second number

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