The product of two consecutive integers is 72. the equation x(x + 1) = 72 represents the situation, where x represents the smaller integer. which equation can be factored and solved for the smaller integer? x2 + x – 72 = 0 x2 + x + 72 = 0 x2 + 2x – 72 = 0 x2 + 2x + 72 = 0

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EXPLANATION

The given equation is

Expand the parenthesis to obtain;

Add -72 to both sides of the equation.

Hence the equation that can be factored and solve for the smaller integer is

example 2 – simplify: step 1: completely factor both the numerators and denominators of all fractions. step 2: change the division sign to a multiplication sign and flip (or reciprocate) the fraction after the division sign; essential you need to multiply by the reciprocal. step 3 : cancel or reduce the fractions.

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