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

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Question 641224: The product of two consecutive even integers is 224.Find the two integers.

Found 2 solutions by tag22man, Alan3354:
Answer by tag22man(4) About Me  (Show Source):
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Using algebra you may find the answer.
The question with values of x should look like this...
x%28x%2B2%29=224
Expanding this we get
x%5E2%2B2x=224
Equating to zero
x%5E2%2B2x-224=0
Either using a calculator or solving by hand
we get x= 14 or -16
Thus the two consecutive even integers may be -16, -14 or 14,16

Answer by Alan3354(31518) About Me  (Show Source):
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The product of two consecutive even integers is 224.Find the two integers.
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sqrt%28224%29 = ~ 15, the center
--> 14 & 16
or -16 & -14