SOLUTION: The product of two consecutive integers is 72.Find all possible answer.

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Question 1185994: The product of two consecutive integers is 72.Find all
possible answer.
Found 2 solutions by MathLover1, Alan3354:
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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let two consecutive integers be x and x%2B1
if the product of two consecutive integers is 72, we have

x%28x%2B1%29=72

x%5E2%2Bx-72=0.....factor
%28x+-+8%29%28x+%2B+9%29+=+0
solutions:
x=8or x=-9 ->possible answers

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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The product of two consecutive integers is 72.
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sqrt%2872%29+=+8.5
---> 8*9 = 72
-8*-9 = 72