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Find two consecutive integers whose product is 72?
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\n" ); document.write( "Let x = first integer
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\n" ); document.write( "x(x+1) = 72
\n" ); document.write( "x^2+x = 72
\n" ); document.write( "x^2+x-72 = 0
\n" ); document.write( "(x+9)(x-8) = 0
\n" ); document.write( "x = {-9,8}
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