document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=159290>Question 159290</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find three consecutive even integers whose sum is zero </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #117435 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=117435\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let n=first number. So this means that the second number is n+2 and the third is n+4. Since the sum of the three numbers is 0, this means that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=n%2Bn%2B2%2Bn%2B4=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"n%2Bn%2B2%2Bn%2B4=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=n%2Bn%2B2%2Bn%2B4=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"n%2Bn%2B2%2Bn%2B4=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3n%2B6=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3n%2B6=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms on the left side.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3n=0-6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3n=0-6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > from both sides.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3n=-6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3n=-6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms on the right side.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=n=%28-6%29%2F%283%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"n=%28-6%29%2F%283%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to isolate <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=n ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"n\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=n=-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"n=-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Reduce.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the first number is -2, the second is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-2%2B2=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-2%2B2=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and the third is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-2%2B4=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-2%2B4=2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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