SOLUTION: TI need your help, please... The Product of two consecutive numbers is twice the square of the smaller number. Find the numbers.

Question 424222: TI need your help, please...
The Product of two consecutive numbers is twice the square of the smaller number. Find the numbers.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The Product of two consecutive numbers is twice the square of the smaller number. Find the numbers.
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1st: x
2nd: x+1
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Equation:
x(x+1) = 2x
x^2+x-2x = 0
x^2-x = 0
x(x-1) = 0
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Solutions:
x = 0 or x = 1
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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