SOLUTION: The product of a natural number by the number following is 272.Calculate these numbers. Could you please help me,I've no idea of what to do

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Question 1004058: The product of a natural number by the number following is 272.Calculate these numbers.
Could you please help me,I've no idea of what to do

Answer by richard1234(7193)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
n(n+1) = 272

One way to solve is to factor 272. 272 = 16*17, so n = 16 is the solution.

Another way is to solve the resulting quadratic equation for n. You will get two solutions, but since n is a natural number, it is non-negative.

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