SOLUTION: The product of two consecutive positive integers is 39 more than nine times the larger integer. Find the I refers.

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Question 1103803: The product of two consecutive positive integers is 39 more than nine times the larger integer. Find the I refers.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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x, the smaller number

The description: x%28x%2B1%29=39%2B9%28x%2B1%29

Simplify and solve.

x%5E2-8x-48=0
%28x%2B4%29%28x-12%29=0
For positive results, +highlight%28x=12%29 and highlight%28x%2B1=13%29.