SOLUTION: The product of two consecutive integers is 16 less than the square of the next larger integers. What are the three integers?

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Question 899376: The product of two consecutive integers is 16 less than the square of the next larger integers. What are the three integers?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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x(x+1)= (x+2)^2 - 16
x^2 + x = x^2 + 4x + 4 - 16
12 = 3x , x = 4
Integers are: 4, 5, 6
and...
20 = 36 - 16