SOLUTION: Consider two consecutive positive integers such that the square of the second integer added to 2 times the first is equal to 118

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Question 1137865: Consider two consecutive positive integers such that the square of the second integer added to 2 times the first is equal to 118
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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x and x+1

%28x%2B1%29%5E2%2B2x=118
x%5E2%2B2x%2B1%2B2x=118
x%5E2%2B4x=117
x%28x%2B4%29=117


117=9*13
highlight%28x=9%29

9 and 10