document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=156137>Question 156137</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A student opens a mathematics book to two facing pages. The product of the page numbers is 1482. Find the page numbers.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #114993 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=114993\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Since the pages are next to each other this means that the first page is \"x\" and the second page is \"x+1\". Because the \"product of the page numbers is 1482\", this means that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%28x%2B1%29=1482 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%28x%2B1%29=1482\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%28x%2B1%29=1482 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%28x%2B1%29=1482\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2Bx=1482 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2Bx=1482\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Distribute\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2Bx-1482=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2Bx-1482=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract 1482 from both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2B39%29%28x-38%29=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2B39%29%28x-38%29=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor the left side\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B39=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B39=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-38=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-38=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Set each factor equal to zero\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-39 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-39\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=38 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=38\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Solve for \"x\" in each case\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ignoring the negative answer (you cannot have a negative page number), the only solution is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=38 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=38\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the first page is 38 and the second page is 39\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "38*39=1482\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1482=1482 ... works </SPAN>\n" );
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