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One integer is 7 more than another. Their product is 228. Find the integers.

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One integer is 7 more than another. Their product is 198. What are the two integers? Let x be one of the integers. The other integer then is x+7. The product of the two is 198 so: x*(x+7) = 198 x^2 + 7*x -198 = 0 Solve for x (using Quadratic formula?) and then calculate x + 7.
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