document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=261679>Question 261679</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The product of two consecutive integers is -4 more than the square of the smaller one. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x smaller integer<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+1 next integer\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x * (x+1) = x^2 - 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + x = x^2 - 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 1 = -3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "integers are -4 and -3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "check:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4 * -3 = 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4^2=16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16 - 4 = 12 </SPAN>\n" );
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