document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=139386>Question 139386</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find two consecutive even integers whose product is 224. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #101644 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=101644\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 225 is 15^2, so 14 and 16 are a good guess\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=\"1st integer\", so x+2=\"2nd integer\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x(x+2)=224 __ x^2+2x-224=0 __ factoring __ (x+16)(x-14)=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+16=0 __ x=-16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x-14=0 __ x=14\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "integers are 14 and 16 OR -16 and -14 </SPAN>\n" );
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