SOLUTION: One integer is 7 more than another. Their product is 540. Find the integers

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Question 1142479: One integer is 7 more than another. Their product is 540. Find the integers
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) About Me  (Show Source):
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x%28x%2B7%29=540

4*135
5*108
6*90
9*60
10*54
12*45
15*36
18*30
highlight%2820%29%2Ahighlight%2827%29

Answer by ikleyn(52776) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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This problem has, actually, two solutions.


One solution is the pair (20,27), found by the other tutor.


The other solution, missed by him, is the pair (-27,-20).