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3. The product of two consecutive integers, n and n + 1, is 42. What is the
positive integer that satisfies the situation?
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3. The product of two consecutive integers, n and n + 1, is 42. What is the
positive integer that satisfies the situation? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
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3. The product of two consecutive integers, n and n + 1, is 42. What is the
positive integer that satisfies the situation?
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Equation:
n(n+1) = 42
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n^2+n-42 = 0
Factor::
(n+7)(n-6) = 0
Positive solution:
n = 6
n+1 = 7
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Negative solution:
n = -7
n+1 = -6
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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