Find Two Consecutive Integers Whose Product Is 7 More Than $5,6$

question 60

Multiple Choice

Find two consecutive integers whose product is 7 more than the square of the smaller number.

• A) \(5,6\)
• B) \(6,7\)
• C) \(7,8\)
• D) \(8,9\)
• E) \(9,10\)

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