The problem is asking us to find two consecutive integers that have a product of 143. If we call x the greatest of the two numbers, the other number can be written as (x-2). Their product must be equal to 143, so we have
Let's solve the equation:
this is a second-oder equation that has two real solutions: x=13 and x=-11. We are not interested in the negative solution, so our solution is x=13. Therefore, the two numbers are
In algebra, a quadratic function, a quadratic polynomial, a polynomial of degree 2, or simply a quadratic, is a polynomial function with one or more variables in which the highest-degree term is of the second degree