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the product of two consecutive integers is 5 more than three times the larger integer. Find the larger integer. please help!

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Blababa [14]3 years ago

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Answer:

x = 5 or -1

Step-by-step explanation:

let larger integer be: x

the smaller integer is: x-1

(x)(x-1)=5+3(x)

x^2-x-5-3x=0

x^2-4x-5=0

x = 5 or -1

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the product of two consecutive integers is 5 more than three times the larger integer. Find the larger integer. please help!