document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=225878>Question 225878</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The product of two positive consecutive numbers is 42. What is the larger number? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #168371 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drj><B>drj(1380)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drj><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=drj><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=168371\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The product of two positive consecutive numbers is 42. What is the larger number?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 1.  Let n be the smaller positive number.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 2.  Let n+1 be the next consecutive and larger positive number.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 3.  Then n(n+1)=42 since their product is 42.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 4.  Subtract 42 from both sides of the equation to get a quadratic.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 5.  To solve, use the quadratic equation given below as\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "where a=1, b=1, and c=-42\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " <TR><TD  ALIGN=MIDDLE>Solved by <A  rel=nofollow HREF=http://wiki.algebra.com/index.php/Tutoring_-_pluggable_solvers>pluggable</A> solver: <A  rel=nofollow HREF=quadratic.solver>SOLVE quadratic equation with variable</A></TD></TR>\n" );
document.write( "<TR><TD  ALIGN=LEFT>Quadratic equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=an%5E2%2Bbn%2Bc=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"an%5E2%2Bbn%2Bc=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (in our case <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1n%5E2%2B1n%2B-42+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1n%5E2%2B1n%2B-42+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >) has the following solutons:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=n%5B12%5D+=+%28b%2B-sqrt%28+b%5E2-4ac+%29%29%2F2%5Ca ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"n%5B12%5D+=+%28b%2B-sqrt%28+b%5E2-4ac+%29%29%2F2%5Ca\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  For these solutions to exist, the <U>discriminant</U> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > should not be a negative number.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  First, we need to compute the discriminant <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac=%281%29%5E2-4%2A1%2A-42=169 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac=%281%29%5E2-4%2A1%2A-42=169\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Discriminant d=169 is greater than zero. That means that there are two solutions: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x%5B12%5D+=+%28-1%2B-sqrt%28+169+%29%29%2F2%5Ca ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x%5B12%5D+=+%28-1%2B-sqrt%28+169+%29%29%2F2%5Ca\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=n%5B1%5D+=+%28-%281%29%2Bsqrt%28+169+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"n%5B1%5D+=+%28-%281%29%2Bsqrt%28+169+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "    <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=n%5B2%5D+=+%28-%281%29-sqrt%28+169+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+-7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"n%5B2%5D+=+%28-%281%29-sqrt%28+169+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+-7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    Quadratic expression <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1n%5E2%2B1n%2B-42 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1n%5E2%2B1n%2B-42\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > can be factored:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1n%5E2%2B1n%2B-42+=+1%28n-6%29%2A%28n--7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1n%5E2%2B1n%2B-42+=+1%28n-6%29%2A%28n--7%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "  Again, the answer is: 6, -7.\n" );
document.write( "Here's your graph:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Selecting the positive solution n=6, then n+1=7.  Also note their product is 42.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 6.  ANSWER:  The larger number is 7.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I hope the above steps were helpful.\r<BR>\n" );
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