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?

Answer 1

-420 is the missing constant

Explanation:

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Answer 2

-420

Explanation:

x = smaller integer

x(x+1) = 420 -->

x^2 + x - 420 = 0

-420 = constant