Question

The product of two consecutive positive integers is 1 more than their sum. Find the integers

Answer 1

x(x+1)=x+(x+1)+1
solve

Answer 2

3.561552813, -0.561552813.....i got this but it looks wrong

Answer 3

let x and x+1 be your two integers
the product is x(x+1) and the sum is x + (x+1)
now apply condition as stated by question and solve.

Answer 4

x(x + -1) = x + (x + 1) + 1

Reorder the terms:
x(-1 + x) = x + (x + 1) + 1
(-1 * x + x * x) = x + (x + 1) + 1
(-1x + x2) = x + (x + 1) + 1

Reorder the terms:
-1x + x2 = x + (1 + x) + 1

Remove parenthesis around (1 + x)
-1x + x2 = x + 1 + x + 1

Reorder the terms:
-1x + x2 = 1 + 1 + x + x

Combine like terms: 1 + 1 = 2
-1x + x2 = 2 + x + x

Combine like terms: x + x = 2x
-1x + x2 = 2 + 2x

Answer 5

is that being done right so far

Answer 6

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=solve+x*%28x%2B1%29+-+%28+x%2B%28x%2B1%29%2B1%29+%3D+0

Answer 7

thankx