SOLUTION: A text book is opened at random . what are the page numbers if the product of the two facing pages is 2256 ?

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Question 322024: A text book is opened at random . what are the page numbers if the product of the two facing pages is 2256 ?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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N%28N%2B1%29=2256
N%5E2%2BN=2256
Complete the square.
N%5E2%2BN%2B1%2F4=2256%2B1%2F4
%28N%2B1%2F2%29%5E2=9025%2F4
N%2B1%2F2=95%2F2
N=94%2F2=47
The page numbers are 47 and 48.