SOLUTION: 2 consecutive even numbers whose product is 48 could u list the steps and answer?

SOLUTION: 2 consecutive even numbers whose product is 48 could u list the steps and answer?

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Question 415085: 2 consecutive even numbers whose product is 48
could u list the steps and answer?
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let the numbers be x, x+2
...
x(x+2)=48
x^2+2x=48
-48
x^2+2x-48=0
x^2+8x-6x-48=0
x(x+8)-6(x+8)=0
(x+8)(x-6)=0
x= 6 OR -8
the numbers are 6,8
OR
-8,-6
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