document.write( "Question 320819: the product of two consecutive positive integers is 19 more than their sum. what are the integers \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #229724 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! the product of two consecutive positive integers is 19 more than their sum. what are the integers \n" ); document.write( "---- \n" ); document.write( "1st: x \n" ); document.write( "2nd: x+1 \n" ); document.write( "------------- \n" ); document.write( "Equation: \n" ); document.write( "x(x+1) = x+x+1 + 19 \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "x^2 + x = x + x+1 + 19 \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "x^2 = x+20 \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "x^2 -x -20 = 0 \n" ); document.write( "---- \n" ); document.write( "Factor: \n" ); document.write( "(x-5)(x+4) = 0 \n" ); document.write( "x = 5 or x = -4 \n" ); document.write( "---- \n" ); document.write( "If x = 5 \n" ); document.write( "x+1 = 6 \n" ); document.write( "----------------- \n" ); document.write( "If x = -4 \n" ); document.write( "x+1 = -3 \n" ); document.write( "================== \n" ); document.write( "cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |