The product of two consecutive integers is 272 Which quadratic equation can be used to find x , the smaller number?

If the smaller integer is x, the next consecutive integer is x + 1. Their product is x(x + 1), so set x(x + 1) = 272. Expanding and moving 272 to the left gives x² + x − 272 = 0, which is choice C.

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