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The product of two consecutive integers is 72. The equation x(x + 1) = 72 represents the situation, where x represents

the smaller integer. Which equation can be factored and solved for the smaller integer?
+x - 72 = 0
2+x+ 72 = 0
2 + 2x - 72 = 0
2 + 2x + 72 = 0

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Im not sure but I think its 2 + 2x + 72 = 0
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