document.write( "Question 801742: The product of two consecutive positive integers is 32 more than three times the larger integer. Find the integer \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #806075 by CubeyThePenguin(3113)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! consecutive integers: x, (x+1)\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x(x+1) = 32 + 3(x+1) \n" ); document.write( "x^2 + x = 3x + 35 \n" ); document.write( "x^2 - 2x - 35 = 0 \n" ); document.write( "(x - 7)(x + 5) = 0 \n" ); document.write( "x = 7, x = -5\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x is positive, so the numbers are 7 and 8. \n" ); document.write( " |