SOLUTION: The product of two consecutive even integers is 224. Find the integers

SOLUTION: The product of two consecutive even integers is 224. Find the integers

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Question 312220: The product of two consecutive even integers is 224. Find the integers
Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x(x+2)=224
x^2+2x=224
x^2+2x-224=0
(x+16)(x-14)=0
x+16=0
x=-16 ans.
x-14=0
x=14 ans.
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