SOLUTION: find four consecutive even integers such that the sum of the squares of the first and the second is 12 more than the last

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Question 229033: find four consecutive even integers such that the sum of the squares of the first and the second is 12 more than the last
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Let represent the smallest integer.

Then is the next consecutive even integer.

The next one after that is

And the last one is

The square of the first one is:

The square of the second one is:

The sum of the squares of the first two is:

Twelve more than the last is

So:





Solve the quadratic for to find the smallest integer, and then count by 2s to get the next three.

Hint: This quadratic factors. You will get two roots, but one of them will not be an integer. The positive integer root is your answer.

John