SOLUTION: The product of two consecutive numbers is 9120. What is the smaller of the two numbers?

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Question 762365: The product of two consecutive numbers is 9120. What is the smaller of the two numbers?
Answer by Cromlix(4381) About Me  (Show Source):
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One number = x
Second number = x + 1
x * (x + 1) = 9120
x^2 + x - 9120 = 0
(x + 96)(x - 95)= 0
x = 95 (-96 no answer)
One number = 95
Second number = 96
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