A book is open and the product of the facing page number is 1056, What are the page numbers?
- I do not know if this is a serious question, but if so what is the work that has to be done in order to sove this question
+128408 Let the first page = n and let the second page = n + 1
So
n (n + 1) = 1056
n^2 + n = 1056 rearrange
n^2 + n - 1056 = 0 factor
( n -32) ( n+ 33) = 0
Setting both factors to 0, we have that n = 32 and n = -33
The first is obviously correct.
And n + 1 = 33
So....the two pages are 32 and 33
+128408 Let the first page = n and let the second page = n + 1
So
n (n + 1) = 1056
n^2 + n = 1056 rearrange
n^2 + n - 1056 = 0 factor
( n -32) ( n+ 33) = 0
Setting both factors to 0, we have that n = 32 and n = -33
The first is obviously correct.
And n + 1 = 33
So....the two pages are 32 and 33
