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Question 645237: How do you go about solving this word problem? The product of two consecutive integers is three less than three times their sum.
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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The product of two consecutive integers is three less than three times their sum.
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1st: x
2nd: x+1
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EQuation:
x(x+1) = 3(x + (x+1))-3
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x^2+x = 3(2x+1) -3
x^2+x = 6x+3 -3
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x^2 - 5x = 0
x(x-5) = 0
x = 0 or x = 5
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If x = 0, x+1 = 1
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If x = 5, x+1 = 6
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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