document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=989758>Question 989758</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the product of two consecutive integers is 600. find the integers<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The easy way:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28600%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28600%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > =~ 24.5 or -24.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--> 24 & 25  or  -25 & -24<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The hard way:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x*(x+1) = 600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + x - 600 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now you have to find a pair of factors of 600 that differ by 1, which was where we started.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-24)*(x+25) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 24 --> 24 & 25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -25 --> -25 & -24 </SPAN>\n" );
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