SOLUTION: The product of two consecutive whole numbers is equal to the sum of the square of the smaller number and 13.

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Question 1047625: The product of two consecutive whole numbers is equal to the sum of the square of the smaller number and 13.
Answer by ikleyn(52776) About Me  (Show Source):
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n*(n+1) = n^2 + 13,  or

n^2 + n = n^2 + 13,


n = 13.


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