SOLUTION: One integer is 7 more than another. Their product is 198. What are the two integers?

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Question 248756: One integer is 7 more than another. Their product is 198. What are the two integers?
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One integer is 7 more than another. Their product is 198. What are the two integers?
Let x be one of the integers.
The other integer then is x+7.
The product of the two is 198 so:
x*(x+7) = 198
x^2 + 7*x -198 = 0
Solve for x (using Quadratic formula?) and then calculate x + 7.