SOLUTION: what two conscutive integers make the product of 30?

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Question 525121: what two conscutive integers make the product of 30?
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Let x is the first integer
then x%2B1 is the second consecutive integer
x%28x%2B1%29=30
x%5E2%2Bx-30=0
%28x%2B6%29%28x-5%29=0
x%5B1%5D=-6 x%5B2%5D=5
x%5B1%5D%2B1=-5 x%5B2%5D%2B1=6
Answer -6 and -5, or 5 and 6