SOLUTION: the product of two consecutive positive integers is 34 more than the next integer. what is the largest of the three integers

SOLUTION: the product of two consecutive positive integers is 34 more than the next integer. what is the largest of the three integers

Algebra.Com

Question 869809: the product of two consecutive positive integers is 34 more than the next integer. what is the largest of the three integers
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let the integers be x, x+1, x+2
x(x+1)=(x+2)+34
x^2+x=x+2+34
x^2=36
x= +/- 6
Las integer= x+2
+6+2=8
-6+2=-4
8, -4

RELATED QUESTIONS
The product of two consecutive positive integers is 482 more than the next integer. What... (answered by Boreal,rothauserc)

The product of two consecutive positive integers is 119 more than the next integers. What (answered by MathLover1,stanbon)

The product of two consecutive integers is 119 more than the next integer. What is the... (answered by MathLover1)

What is the middle of three consecutive positive integers if the product of the smallest (answered by phoihe001)

The product of two consecutive positive integers is 21 more than three times the larger... (answered by josgarithmetic)

The product of two consecutive positive integers is 142 more than the next integer.What... (answered by hayek)

The product of two consecutive positive integers is 359 more than the next integer.What... (answered by richwmiller)

find the smallest of three consecutive positive integers such that the product of two... (answered by ad_alta)

what is the smallest of 3 consecutive positive integers if the product of the smaller... (answered by Edwin McCravy)