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( "The product of two consecutive integers is -4 more than the square of the smaller one.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let one integer be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The other will be x+1\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( "& -3\r<BR>\n" );
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