SOLUTION: The product of three consecutive even integers is 8 times the largest number. Can you please help me write the expression

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Question 918621: The product of three consecutive even integers is 8 times the largest number. Can you please help me write the expression
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the consecutive even integers be N-2,N, and N%2B2.
%28N-2%29N%28N%2B2%29=8%28N%2B2%29
%28N-2%29N=1
N%5E2-2N-1=0