SOLUTION: find two consecutive negative integers whose product is 132

Question 295587: find two consecutive negative integers whose product is 132

Found 2 solutions by richwmiller, palanisamy:
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Doesn't anyone study times tables anymore?
-12 and -11

Answer by palanisamy(496) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let the two consecutive negative integers be x and x+1
Then, x(x+1) = 132
x^2+x-132=0
(x+12)(x-11)=0
x=-12,11
So the two consecutive negative integers are -11,-12
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