document.write( "Question 212031: The product of two consecutive integers is 4 less than 4 times their sum. Find the integers. \n" ); document.write( "

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Let the integers be n and n+1
\n" ); document.write( "n(n+1)=4(n+n+1)-4
\n" ); document.write( "n^2+n=4(2n+1)-4
\n" ); document.write( "n^2+n=8n+4-4
\n" ); document.write( "n^2-7n=0
\n" ); document.write( "n(n-7)=0
\n" ); document.write( "n=0, n=8
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\n" ); document.write( "There are 2 correct answers:
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\n" ); document.write( "8 and 9
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