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?
A.2+x - 72 = 0
B.0x2 + x + 72 = 0
C. O x²+2x - 72=0
D.2 + 2x + 72 = 0

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