131k views
16 votes
The product of two consecutive natural numbers is greater than their sum by 109. Find these numbers

User Anuya
by
7.5k points

1 Answer

9 votes

Answer:

The numbers will be "11 and 12".

i believe

Explanation:

x(x + 1) > x + x + 1 + 109 where x and x+1 are the 2 numbers.

x^2 + x > 2x + 110

x^2 - x - 110 > 0

(x - 11)(x + 10) > 0 The critical values are 11 and -10 but number must be natural

So the value of x is 11

The numbers are 11 and 12

User Yiyi You
by
8.3k points

No related questions found

Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.