document.write( "Question 353973: The product of two consecutive integers is −2 more than the square of the smaller one \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #253027 by checkley77(12844) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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x(x+1)=x^2-2
\n" ); document.write( "x^2+x=x^2-2
\n" ); document.write( "x^2-x^2+x=-2
\n" ); document.write( "x=-2 ans.
\n" ); document.write( "Proof:
\n" ); document.write( "-2(-2+1)=-2^2-2
\n" ); document.write( "-2*-1=4-2
\n" ); document.write( "2=2
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