SOLUTION: The product of two consecutive even number is 5928 . what is the greater number? please help me to solve this question

Question 350061: The product of two consecutive even number is 5928 . what is the greater number?
please help me to solve this question
Found 2 solutions by edjones, checkley77:
Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let the numbers be x and x+2.
x(x+2)=5928
x^2+2x-5928=0
(x-76)(x+78)=0
x=76
x+2=78 the greater number
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Ed
Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
X(X+2)=5,928
X^2+2X-5,928=0
(X+78)(X-76)=0
X+78=0
X=-78 ANS FOR THE SMALLER NUMBER.
-78+2=-76 ANS. FOR THE LARGER NUMBER.
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X-76=0
X=76 ANS FOR THE SMALLER NUMBER.
76+2=78 ANS FOR THE LARGER NUMBER.
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