document.write( "Question 1001818: Find two consecutive number if the sum of their reciprocal is 7/12
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Algebra.Com's Answer #618941 by josgarithmetic(39628)\"\" \"About 
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n and n+1 are the numbers.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"1%2Fn%2B1%2F%28n%2B1%29=7%2F12\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "n and n+1 are the numbers.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"1%2Fn%2B1%2F%28n%2B1%29=7%2F12\"
\n" ); document.write( "LCD is 12n(n+1), so multiply both sides by LCD.
\n" ); document.write( "\"12%28n%2B1%29%2B12n=7n%28n%2B1%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"12n%2B12%2B12n=7n%262%2B7n\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"24n%2B12=7n%5E2%2B7n\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"7n%5E2-17n-12=0\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"n=%2817%2B-+sqrt%2817%5E2%2B4%2A7%2A12%29%29%2F14\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"n=%2817%2B-+sqrt%28625%29%29%2F14\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight_green%28highlight%28n=%2817%2B-+25%29%2F14%29%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Either \"n=-8%2F14\" OR \"n=3\".
\n" ); document.write( "Obviously the acceptable value must be \"highlight%28n=3%29\" for the first consecutive number, IF the numbers must be integers..\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The numbers are 3 and 4
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