lesliebunner lesliebunner

01-02-2017
Mathematics

contestada

The product of two consecutive integers is three less than three times their sum. Find the integers

Respuesta :

wolf1728 wolf1728

01-02-2017

n * (n+1) = 3 (n + n+1) -3
n^2 +n = 3n + 3n + 3 - 3
n^2 -5n = 0
n * (n -5) = 0
n = 5
Check:
5 * 6 = 3 * (11) -3

Answer Link

Otras preguntas

the work spartan has come to mean what

Who spoke about the domino theory, warning that if Vietnam fell to communism, the rest of Southeast Asia would also fall to communism? Harry S. Truman Dwight

a subject with at least two parts joined by and, or,or ,nor is

Is this Scientific Notation? 0.4 x 10^25

Evaluate. 1 - 3 times 7 + 4 times 2= A. -12 B. -32 C. -28 D. -20

Diffusion always causes particles to move from a reigon of what concentration

Alex buys 24 apples and when he opens it 6 apples are bad whats the perecentage of the bad apples

Scott and Harry went cycling every day. They increased the number of minutes of cycling every week as described below: Scott: Cycled for 10 minutes every day in

What is the estimated sum? round each number to the nearest hundred before adding. 521,370 26,839

sophia has $20. she buys a hair band for $3.99, gum for $1.29, and a brush for $6.75. not including tax estimate how much change she should receive????? PLEASE