SOLUTION: what does it mean when a teacher asks for consecutive numbers when solving square root problems

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Question 173711: what does it mean when a teacher asks for consecutive numbers when solving square root problems
Answer by Mathtut(3670) About Me  (Show Source):
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the answer to this can vary.
if you want two consecutive numbers that add up so say square root of 121.....then it would be 5 and 6.
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consecutive integers can be represented with variable such as 2 consecutive integers a and b
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but we know that b=a+1.
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hope that helps