SOLUTION: find two consecutive even integers whose product is 288

SOLUTION: find two consecutive even integers whose product is 288

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Question 696720: find two consecutive even integers whose product is 288
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x*(x+2) = 288

x^2 + 2x = 288

x^2 + 2x - 288 = 0

(x+18)*(x-16) = 0

x+18 = 0 or x-16 = 0

x = -18 or x = 16

So the two numbers are 16 and 18.
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