document.write( "Question 1155295: The product of two positive consecutive integers is 5 more than three times the larger. Find the numbers \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #777876 by mananth(16946)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "n(n+1) =3(n+1)+5\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "n^2+n= 3n+3+5\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "n^2-2n-8=0\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(n-4)(n+2)=0\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "n=4 or-2\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "n is positive\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "n=4 \n" ); document.write( "the numbers are 4 and 5 \n" ); document.write( " |