SOLUTION: the product of two consecutive positive integers is 34 more than the next integer. what is the largest of the three integers

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Question 869809: the product of two consecutive positive integers is 34 more than the next integer. what is the largest of the three integers
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let the integers be x, x+1, x+2
x(x+1)=(x+2)+34
x^2+x=x+2+34
x^2=36
x= +/- 6
Las integer= x+2
+6+2=8
-6+2=-4
8, -4