document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=446717>Question 446717</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The product of two consecutive positive integers is 62 more than the third consecutive integer. What is the largest of the three integers?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. 5  b. 8  c. 6  d. 10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please show me the work so I understand it. Thank you. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #307625 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=chriswen><B>chriswen(106)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=chriswen><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=307625\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x be the first integer.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let x+1 be the second integer.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let x+2 be the third integer.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x)(x+1)=x+2+62<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+x=x+2+62<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+x-x-64=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-64=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-(8)^2=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+8)(x-8)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-8 or x=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+2= -6 or 10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=10 as that is the the forth choice d. </SPAN>\n" );
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