SOLUTION: one integer is 7 seven more than another. their product is 408. what is the integer?

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Question 902872: one integer is 7 seven more than another. their product is 408. what is the integer?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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A%28A%2B7%29=408
A%5E2%2B7A=408
A%5E2%2B7A-408=0
%28A%2B24%29%28A-17%29=0
Two solutions:
A%2B24=0
A=-24
Then
A%2B7=-17
and
A-17=0
A=17
Then,
A%2B7=24
The two integers are either 17 and 24 or -17 and -24.