SOLUTION: The difference of the squares of two consecutive positive even integers is 20. What is the average of the two numbers?
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Question 311685: The difference of the squares of two consecutive positive even integers is 20. What is the average of the two numbers?
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x and x+2 be the numbers
(x+2)^2-x^2=20
x^2+4x+4 -x^2=20
4x=16
x=4
x+2=6
4 & 6 are the numbers.
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4+6 / 2 = 5 is the average
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