document.write( "Question 1067074: The product of two consecutive integers is the square of the lesser integer minus 5. Find the greater of the two integers. \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #682271 by josgarithmetic(39625) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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n is an integer.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"n%28n%2B1%29=n%5E2-5\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"n%5E2%2Bn=n%5E2-5\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight%28n=-5%29\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The greater of the two integers is n+1, or $\"-5%2B1=highlight%28-4%29\"$ . \n" ); document.write( "

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