en

English

Español

Português

Français

Deutsch

Italiano

Русский

中文(简体)

한국어

日本語

Tiếng Việt

עברית

العربية

Popular >

The product of two consecutive numbers is 72. What are the numbers?

Solution

The product of two consecutive numbers is 72. What are the numbers?

Solution

The numbers : 8, 9 or - 9, - 8

Solution steps

Represent the numbers with

x

:

First number : x

Consecutive number : x + 1

A.T.Q.:

x (x + 1) = 72

Solve

x (x + 1) = 72 : x = 8, x = - 9

Plug in

x = 8 : 9

Plug in

x = - 9 : - 8

The numbers : 8, 9 or - 9, - 8

Popular Examples

If john had 3 apples and ryan had 2, how many apples total The circumference of a circle is 23pi in. What is the area, in square inches? Express your answer in terms of 8 is an even number science fair poster is a rectangle 36 inches long and 24 inches wide. What is the area of the poster in square feet? Be sure to include the correct unit in your answer.Translate the sentence into an equation. Seven times the sum of a number and 3 is equal to 2