SOLUTION: The product of two consecutive positive integers is 272. Find the integers

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Question 299888: The product of two consecutive positive integers is 272. Find the integers
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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N%28N%2B1%29=272
N%5E2%2BN-272=0
Look for integer factors close to sqrt%28272%29=16.49
16%2A17=272
%28N-16%29%28N%2B17%29=272
Since we only want positive solutions,
N-16=0
N=16
16 and 17 are the two consecutive positive integers whose product is 272.