Question

The product of two consecutive integers is 420. An equation is written in standard form to solve for the smaller integer by factoring. What is the constant of the quadratic expression in this equation? givwn that the equation is : x2 + x +____ = 0

Answer 1

-420

Explanation:

Answer 2

Let the numbers be x and x+1
x(x+1)=420

`x^(2) +x=420`

`x^(2) +x-420=0`
The constant is -420