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The product of two consecutive positive integers is 552.What are the integers?

Solution

T h e p ro d u c t o f tw o co n sec u t i v e p os i t i v e in t e g ers i s 552. Wha t a re t h e in t e g ers ?

Solution

The numbers : 23, 24

Solution steps

Represent the numbers with

x

:

First number : x

Consecutive number : x + 1

A.T.Q.:

x (x + 1) = 552

Solve

x (x + 1) = 552 : x = 23, x = - 24

Select positive solutions:

23

x + 1 = 23 + 1 = 24

The numbers : 23, 24

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