document.write( "Question 254607: find two consecutive integers whose product is 42 \n" ); document.write( "

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(n+1)*n=42
\n" ); document.write( "n^2+n=42
\n" ); document.write( "n^2+n-42=0
\n" ); document.write( "we want factor of 42 wuth a difference of one
\n" ); document.write( "7 and 6 come to mind
\n" ); document.write( "1,42
\n" ); document.write( "2,21
\n" ); document.write( "3,14
\n" ); document.write( "(n-6)(n+7)=0
\n" ); document.write( "The problem doesn't say positive integers so we have two answers
\n" ); document.write( "n=6 and n=-7
\n" ); document.write( " 6 and 7
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "-7 and -6
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