document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=996346>Question 996346</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Susan closed her eyes and opened her algebra book.after checking the page numbers, she noticed their product was 650. To what 2 page numbers did she open her book to? Create an algebraic equation. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #614830 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><B>rothauserc(4718)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=rothauserc><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=614830\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the two page numbers are consecutive integers, let x be the first page number, then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x*(x+1) = 650<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 +x = 650<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 +x -650 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "factor polynomial<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "determine the prime number factors of 650<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5^2 * 2 * 13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "looking at the prime factors, we see that 25 * 26 = 650, therefore<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+26) * (x-25) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -26 and x = 25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "we want the positive value which is 25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the two page numbers are 25 and 26\r<BR>\n" );
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