SOLUTION: please help me to solve this problem a. if (n-2) is the 1st positive integer, write an expression to represent the product of 2 consecutive positive integers b. simplify your a

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Question 975394: please help me to solve this problem
a. if (n-2) is the 1st positive integer, write an expression to represent the product of 2 consecutive positive integers
b. simplify your answer in a.

Found 2 solutions by CubeyThePenguin, josgarithmetic:
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(n-2)(n-1) = n^2 - 3n + 2
Answer by josgarithmetic(39616)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Which two?
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