SOLUTION: Find all sets of two consecutive integers such that their product is eight less than ten times the smaller integer

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Question 1070443: Find all sets of two consecutive integers such that their product is eight less than ten times the smaller integer
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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x and x+1 are two consecutive integers for some integer, x.

Description gives this equation:
x%28x%2B1%29=10x-8

x%5E2%2Bx-10x%2B8=0

x%5E2-9x%2B8=0

%28x-8%29%28x-1%29=0


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Combinations of the integers:
8 and 9;
and
1 and 2.