SOLUTION: Hello! Could you help me please to sove this problem?I cannot recive to integers number and I cannot find my mistake. The product of two consecutive even integers is 28 less than

Question 201638: Hello! Could you help me please to sove this problem?I cannot recive to integers number and I cannot find my mistake.
The product of two consecutive even integers is 28 less than the square of larger number. Find the two integers.
I've written:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The product of two consecutive even integers is 28 less than the square of larger number. Find the two integers.
I've written:
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You have the sum on the left side, not the product.

2x = 24
x = 12
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The numbers are 12 and 14.

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