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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve the following problem: The sum of the squares of two consecutive positve even integers is 340. Find the integers. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 + (x+2)^2 = 340<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + x^2 + 4x +4 = 340<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x^2 + 4x + 4 = 340<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + 2x -168 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-12)*(x+14) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It's 12 and 14, since it said positive.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12*12 + 14*14 = 340, so it's correct. </SPAN>\n" );
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