SOLUTION: the product of two consecutive integers is 5 more than their sum. find the integers.

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Question 562535: the product of two consecutive integers is 5 more than their sum. find the integers.
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let represent the first of two consecutive integers. Then the other integer must be

The product of the two:

The sum of the two:



Collect like terms in the LHS leaving zero in the RHS. Solve the factorable quadratic. Remember to consider both roots.


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