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    Oct 25, 2010, 05:40 PM
    quadratic equations and problem solving?
    one integer is 6 more than another. Their product is 55. Find the integers
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    Oct 25, 2010, 11:22 PM

    Let the two integers be x and y, where y is the bigger integer.

    y is bigger than x be 6, so that you need to add 6 to x for them to be equal.

    y = 6 + x

    Their product is xy = 55

    Can you solve the pair of simultaneous equations now?
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    Nov 10, 2011, 05:12 AM
    find two consecutive integers whose product is 42.
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    Nov 10, 2011, 05:18 AM
    Try out the method I posted earlier and post what you get.

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