SOLUTION: the product of two consec. pos. intergers is 1 more than thier sum. find the intergers.

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Question 362879: the product of two consec. pos. intergers is 1 more than thier sum. find the intergers.
Answer by robertb(5830) About Me  (Show Source):
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x%28x%2B1%29+=+x%2Bx%2B1+%2B1,
x%5E2+%2B+x+=+2x%2B2,
x%5E2-x-2+=+0,
%28x-2%29%28x%2B1%29+=+0,
x = 2, or x = -1.
Therefore the numbers are 2 and 3.