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Question 151523: If the product of two consecutive even integers is 34 larger than their sum then what are the two integers?: If the product of two consecutive even integers is 34 larger than their sum then what are the two integers?
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f the product of two consecutive even integers is 34 larger than their sum then what are the two integers?
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x(x+2) = x + (x+2) + 34
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x^2 + 2x = 2x + 36
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x^2 + 2x - 2x - 36 = 0
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x^2 - 36 = 0
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(x-6)(x+6)
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x = +6, -6
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Integers are 6 & 8, or -6, -4