document.write( "Question 405164: Can someone please help me sum of two consecutive integers is 19 less than their product. find the integers. 1st 1st or 2nd 2nd \n" ); document.write( "
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let two integers be \"x\" and \"y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if we have two consecutive integers, then \"x\" and \"y=x%2B1\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "their sum is 19 less than their product, so\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+%2B+%28x%2B1%29+%2B+19+=+x%28x%2B1%29\".....solve for \"x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%2B20+=+x%5E2%2Bx\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"0+=+x%5E2%2Bx+-2x+-20\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"0+=+x%5E2+-x+-20\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+x%5E2+-x+-20=0\".....find roots if \"a=1\",\"b=+-1\" and \"c=+-20\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-%28-1%29+%2B-+sqrt%28+%28-1%29%5E2-4%2A1%2A%28-20%29+%29%29%2F%282%2A1%29+\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%281+%2B-+sqrt%28+1%2B80+%29%29%2F2+\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%281+%2B-+sqrt%28+81+%29%29%2F2+\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%281+%2B-+9%29%2F2+\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x1+=+%281+%2B+9%29%2F2+=10%2F2=5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x2+=+%281+-+9%29%2F2+=-8%2F2=-4\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "now find \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x1%2B1%29=5%2B1=6\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x2%2B1%29=-4%2B1=-3\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, you have two pairs of consecutive numbers: \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "first pair: \"x=5\",and \"%28x%2B1%29=6\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "second pair:\"x=-4\", and \"%28x%2B1%29=-3\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "check:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+%2B+%28x%2B1%29+%2B+19+=+x%28x%2B1%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5%2B+%285%2B1%29+%2B+19+=+5%285%2B1%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5%2B+6+%2B+19+=+30\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"30+=+30\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "or, other pair\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+%2B+%28x%2B1%29+%2B+19+=+x%28x%2B1%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-4%2B+%28-3%29+%2B+19+=+-4%28-3%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-7+%2B+19+=+12\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"12+=+12\"\r
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