document.write( "Question 561631: The product of two consecutive integers is 5 more than their sum. Find the integers. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #364328 by mananth(16946)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! let x & x+1 be the numbers\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x(x+1) = x+x+1+5\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x^2+x=2x+6\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x^2-x-6=0\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x^2-3x+2x-6=0 \n" ); document.write( "x(x-3)+2(x-3)=0 \n" ); document.write( "(x+2)(x-3)=0\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x=-2 OR 3\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The numbers are \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3& 4 OR -2,-1 \n" ); document.write( " |