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?

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x2 + x – 72 = 0

Solving Quadratic Equations: Factoring

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?

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