SOLUTION: Find two consecutive numbers whose product is 210

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Question 1175928: Find two consecutive numbers whose product is 210
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the numbers be (x) and (x+1).

(x)(x+1) = 210
x^2 + x = 210
x^2 + x - 210 = 0
(x+15)(x-14) = 0

The numbers could be -15 and -14 or 14 and 15.