document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=159567>Question 159567</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The product of two consecutive even positive integers is one hundred twenty.  Find the two integers. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #117669 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=117669\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Remember consecutive even integers follow the pattern <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, etc.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since \"product of two consecutive even positive integers is one hundred twenty\", this means that  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%28x%2B2%29=120 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%28x%2B2%29=120\"   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=x%28x%2B2%29=120 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%28x%2B2%29=120\"   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=x%5E2%2B2x=120 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2B2x=120\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Distribute\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2B2x-120=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2B2x-120=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract 120 from both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2B12%29%28x-10%29=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2B12%29%28x-10%29=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B12=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B12=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-10=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-10=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Set each factor equal to zero\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Solve for \"x\" in each case.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the two numbers are 10 and 12 (since we're only looking for positive integers)\r<BR>\n" );
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