SOLUTION: Find two consecutive Even integers such that the square of the smaller is 10 more than the larger

SOLUTION: Find two consecutive Even integers such that the square of the smaller is 10 more than the larger

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Question 999189: Find two consecutive Even integers such that the square of the smaller is 10 more than the larger
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let the numbers be n & n+2

(n-4)(n+3)=0
n = 4 OR -3
discard negative
4 & 6 are the integers

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