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The product of two consecutive negative integer is 342. Write and solve an equation to find the two integers

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Answer:

18 and 19

Explanation:

X(x+1)=342

x²+x=342

x²+x-342=0 (factor it)

(x+19)(x-18) so

x=18 and 18+1=19

18 and 19

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