SOLUTION: find who is larger if the sum of two consecutive negative integers is -81 their product is 1634

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Question 1042874: find who is larger if the sum of two consecutive negative integers is -81 their product is 1634
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x%2B%28x%2B1%29=-81 for the specified sum. assuming x is an integer, ignoring the second condition of the product.

2x%2B1=-81
2x=-82
x=-41
The two integers must be -41 and -40.
The CONSECUTIVE NEGATIVE INTEGERS.

Their product is 1640. The other condition, that x%28x%2B1%29=1634 will not agree with the described sum condition.