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document.write( "The product of two consecutive
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document.write( "integers is 5 more than their sum. Find the integers.\r
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document.write( "ac+xc+aw^2+xw^2 \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #234393 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! The product of two consecutive \n" ); document.write( "integers is 5 more than their sum. Find the integers. \n" ); document.write( "----------------- \n" ); document.write( "Equation: \n" ); document.write( "1st: x \n" ); document.write( "2nd: x+1 \n" ); document.write( "---------- \n" ); document.write( "x(x+1) = x + x+1 + 5 \n" ); document.write( "x^2 + x = 2x+6 \n" ); document.write( "x^2 -x -6 = 0 \n" ); document.write( "(x-3)(x+2) = 0 \n" ); document.write( "x = 3 or x = -2 \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "If x = 3, x+1 = 4 \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "If x = -2, x+1 = -1 \n" ); document.write( "======================== \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( " |