SOLUTION: The product of two consecutive positive integers is 11 more than their sum. What are the integers?

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Question 358019: The product of two consecutive positive integers is 11 more than their sum. What are the integers?
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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X(X+1)=X+X+1+11
X^2+X=2X+12
X^2+X-2X-12=0
X62-X-12=0
(X-4)(X+3)=0
X-4=0
X=4 ANS.
4+1=5 ANS.
PROOF:
4*5=4+5+11
20=20