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The product of two positive consecutive integers is 462

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Answer:

21 and 22

Explanation:

if the first integers is n

The second will be n+1

n(n+1)=462

n²+n=462

n²+n-462=0

n²+22n-21n+462=0

n(n+22)-21(n-22)=0

(n-21)(n-22)=0

n= 21 or 22

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