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8 March, 11:31

The product of two consecutive integers is 56. find the the integers.

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  1. 8 March, 11:51
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    Let, the integers = x, (x+1)

    x * (x+1) = 56

    x²+x = 56

    x²+x-56 = 0

    x²+8x-7x-56=0

    x (x+8) - 7 (x+8) = 0

    x+8 = 0 OR x-7=0

    x = - 8 OR x = 7

    it would be - 8 & - 7 or 7 & 8
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