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Find 2 pairs of consecutive integers whose product is 63

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Let x be an integer and x + 1 be the other integer.

So the product of those two must be 63.
That means:
x(x+1) = 63
x^2 + x = 63
x^2 + x - 63 = 0

There are no integer values that satisfy this equation, so this question has no solutions.

Now if the question was find 2 pairs of consecutive ODD integers, then there is a solution.

The solution is 7 and 9. Anyway, hope that helps!
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