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the product of two consecutive numbers is 240
\n" ); document.write( "x(x+1) = 240
\n" ); document.write( "x^2 + x - 240 = 0
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\n" ); document.write( "(x+16)(x-15) = 0
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\n" ); document.write( "x = -16, -15 is the other number
\n" ); document.write( "x = 15, +16 is the other number \n" ); document.write( "

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