SOLUTION: the square of the larger of two consecutive whole numbers minus the product of the number is 7. What is the smaller number?

SOLUTION: the square of the larger of two consecutive whole numbers minus the product of the number is 7. What is the smaller number?

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Question 349608: the square of the larger of two consecutive whole numbers minus the product of the number is 7. What is the smaller number?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The consecutive numbers are and .
I assume you mean the product of the two numbers.

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