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  • 19-04-2017
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two consecutive positive integers have a product of 132. what are the integers?

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  • 19-04-2017
[tex]x(x+1)=132\implies x^2+x-132=(x-11)(x+12)=0[/tex]

If [tex]x>0[/tex], that leaves you with [tex]x=11[/tex], and so the two integers are 11 and 12.
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