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Question 608203: which two positive consecutive integers have a product of 506? show all work please and thank :)
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Let represent the first of two consecutive integers, then represents the next consecutive integer.





Solve for , discard any negative root, then calculate . Note that the coefficient on is very small compared to the constant term. Look for roots near the square root of the constant term.

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