SOLUTION: The product of two positive consecutive numbers is 42. What is the larger number?

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Question 365666: The product of two positive consecutive numbers is 42. What is the larger number?
Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
sqrt(42) =~ 6.5, the center
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