document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=282584>Question 282584</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The product of the numbers on two consecutive pages in a book is 600. Find the page numbers.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x(x+1)=600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=300? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #205199 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=oberobic><B>oberobic(2304)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=oberobic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=205199\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two consecutive page numbers would be, for example, 1 & 2 or 323 and 324 or x and x+1.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x(x+1) = 600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + x - 600 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-24)(x+25) = 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So there are two solutions:  x=24 and x=-25.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But a negative page number does not make any sense.  So the answer is:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+1= 25<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Done </SPAN>\n" );
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