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Zepler [3.9K]
3 years ago
5

Find three positive consecutive integers such that the product of the second integer and the third integer is 72

Mathematics
2 answers:
Cloud [144]3 years ago
8 0

Let xbe a positive integer number. Then x, x+1 and x+2 are three positive consecutive integers (the first one is x, the second is x+1 and the third is x+2).

The product of the second integer and the third integer is (x+1)·(x+2) and is equal to 72. So you have the equation

(x+1)\cdot (x+2)=72.

Solve it:

x^2+2x+x+2=72,\\ \\x^2+3x+2-72=0,\\ \\x^2+3x-70=0,\\ \\D=3^2-4\cdot (-70)=9+280=289,\\ \\\sqrt{D}17,\\ \\x_1=\dfrac{-3-17}{2}=-10,\ x_2=\dfrac{-3+17}{2}=7.

Solution x_1=-10 is extra because x_1 is negative.

Answer: three positive consecutive integers are 7, 8 and 9.

Anastaziya [24]3 years ago
3 0
Let
x---------> first  positive integer
x+1------> second positive integer
x+2-----> third positive integer

we know that
(x+1)*(x+2)=72-------> x² +2x+x+2=72 -------> x² +3x-70=0

using a graph tool-------> <span>I solve the quadratic equation
</span>see the attached figure

the roots are
x1=-10
x2=7

the answer is
first  positive integer is x=7
second positive integer is x+1=8
third positive integer is x+2=9

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