SOLUTION: The product of two consecutive positive numbers is 132.Find the numbers

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Question 1088431: The product of two consecutive positive numbers is 132.Find the numbers
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Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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x(x+1)=132, if x is the number and x+1 the next number
x^2+x-132=0, multiplying out and moving the 132 to the left side
(x+12)(x-11)=0
x=11 and x+1 =12, one pair
x=-12 and x+1=-11, another pair.

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The product of two consecutive positive numbers is 132.Find the numbers
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